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diego on March 18, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Things I Didn't Know About Google (also: the worst...

That's like saying that not buying the winning lottery ticket was a bad decision. You did the best with the information you had at the time.

Drinking and driving is a bad decision. Putting all your eggs in one basket is a bad decision. Passing on a given investment opportunity is just everyday business for a VC.

metageek on March 18, 2011 [–]

But making investment decisions while playing Defender is harder to justify.

jaltucher on March 18, 2011 | [–]

Although I will add that Defender was the all-time best game. Angry Birds vs Defender? I'll take Defender any day.

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