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> It almost goes without saying that many more start-ups fail than succeed. When will this myth finally be put to rest?
by ph0rque 18y ago
> It almost goes without saying that many more start-ups fail than succeed.
When will this myth finally be put to rest?
- pg 18y agoIt's not a myth. I would be happy if the success rate for YC's investments was over 1/3.
- bd 18y ago"When we raised our first Union Square Ventures fund, I told prospective investors to expect 1/3 of our investments to fail. I always like the 1/3 rule, which is that 1/3 of the investments will fail, 1/3 will under-perform expectations, and 1/3 will meet expectations." http://www.unionsquareventures.com/2007/11/failure_rates_i.html http://www.unionsquareventures.com/2007/11/failure_rates_i.h...
- ivankirigin 18y agoUSV is one of the best VC firms in the country, and typically investing in a later stage than YC with less risk.