fred wilson: "too much money will kill you" #startupschool

Jun 18, 2014 · 8:31 PM UTC

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truth “@sama: fred wilson: "too much money will kill you" #startupschool”
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@sama too bad more companies don't get this memo
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@sama @LLhunterb yeah if it weighed a ton and it dropped on your head.
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@sama at the very least, it certainly won't save you!
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@sama @fredwilson too much money almost killed Peter Griffin media3.giphy.com/media/PqjwL…
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@sama Too much money 'can' kill you. Not enough money 'will' kill you.
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Sure sounds good, but the data shows otherwise. cbinsights.com/blog/funding-… “@sama: fred wilson: "too much money will kill you" #startupschool”

Does a Huge First Funding Round Negatively Impact Startup Success?

Y Combinator's Sam Altman suggested that the track record of software startups that raised a mega first financing is 'pretty bad.' The data is inconclusive.

cbinsights.com
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