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> put up some initial capital in exchange for even more money back The "even more money back" part is, in principle, compensation for you gathering the capital
by nerdponx 2y ago
> put up some initial capital in exchange for even more money back
The "even more money back" part is, in principle, compensation for you gathering the capital together and taking on the risk of losing. Not that it works out that way in practice.
- eru 2y agoAlso just compensation for the opportunity cost of not having access to your capital for a while.