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Is it really that simple to raise 12 million dollars of funding - for a company which can be destroyed pretty much overnight by Apple. Do the investors not thin
by planetjones 14y ago
Is it really that simple to raise 12 million dollars of funding - for a company which can be destroyed pretty much overnight by Apple. Do the investors not think about this? The world really has gone mad.
- jacquesm 14y ago> Do the investors not think about this? Some do, some don't. The ones that don't get burned like this.
- emiliobumachar 14y agoIt's a risk-benefit analysis. For investors it's a lot more reasonable than for founders and early employees, as investors usually can diversify. That is, if you invest in ten startups, nine goes bust, and one gives you 30x returns, you're net ahead.