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akavi on Aug 1, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Facebook sinks to record low, 43% below IPO price,...

That's a curious position to have on a website focused on entrepreneurship.

Pretty much every YC company risks money (vasts quantities for some) in the hope of making money.

montyhall on Aug 1, 2012 | [–]

The difference is they are risking other people's money.

fpgeek on Aug 1, 2012 | | [–]

Not really. The opportunity cost relative to whatever else the founders could be doing is substantial (especially compared to the typical YC investment they get).

jlgreco on Aug 1, 2012 | [–]

"Pretty much every YC company risks money"

Ideally intelligently.

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