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		jfoster on Aug 20, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Silicon Valley funds Instagrams, not Hyperloop... If Musk put down his money, isn't he a VC by definition?

bradleyland on Aug 20, 2013 [–]

He funded his own idea. The definition of "VC funding" isn't a concrete thing. What's important is the distinction between the way companies like Tesla and SpaceX came to where they are today when compared with companies like Instagram and Facebook.

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