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by portfolioexec 18y ago
Not overly sure if it's comparable, but anyone watch X-Factor/American Idol? Making the comparison: 1. great team = likeability of the singer as a person 2. great business = their ability to sing How many singers have 1. but still fail? How
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by portfolioexec 18y ago
I agree with this guy: I think you make your own luck. If you take aggregate effort in a community and average it out, then there's an equal probability of that special event happening to anyone. If however you are that person who puts in t
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by portfolioexec 18y ago
I actually think that while risk (uncertainty) in the general economy has increased, little has changed for young startups. Does the tumbling economy really affect the likely success of a startup that much? In my view, the current economic
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by portfolioexec 18y ago
"Not a single new technology firm has come to the stock market this year, according to the British Venture Capital Association. And further back the evolutionary chain, venture capital investment in start-ups is now stalling in the US, and
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Technology - the party really is over(bbc.co.uk)
3 points by portfolioexec 18y ago|2 comments
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by portfolioexec 18y ago
Here's the rub: a divergence of incentives... "The typical investment manager/financial innovator thinks: 'If I win, my profit will be proportional to the gross sales I have initiated. If I lose, I will be dismissed, and perhaps I will lose
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How investment bankers can be incentivised to create reckless products(voxeu.org)
1 points by portfolioexec 18y ago|1 comments
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by portfolioexec 18y ago
On the whole some good tips - I do think these should be applied more generally too. It's always important to stay lean and watch the bottom line. I have to disagree on the point about putting 20% down on a property! I've grown up around pr