Garry Tan on startup investing: "you can only lose 1x your money, but you can miss out on making 100x"

Nov 15, 2013 · 11:33 PM UTC

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@sama aka - first derivative of the loss-avoidance bias
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You can also lose time. @sama: Garry Tan on startup investing: "you can only lose 1x your money, but you can miss out on making 100x"”
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@sama @ycombinator Can also use this argument to play the lottery.
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RT @sama: Garry Tan on startup investing: "you can only lose 1x your money, but you can miss out on making 100x"
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@sama that logic works perfectly on lottery tickets!
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@sama @growthfunders That's one way if looking at it! 1x your money is ALL the money
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! “@sama: Garry Tan on startup investing: "you can only lose 1x your money, but you can miss out on making 100x"”