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jkaufman comments on Why don't more rationalists start startups? - Less Wrong Discussion

-3 Post author: adamzerner 20 January 2014 07:29AM

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Comment author: jkaufman 21 January 2014 01:39:48PM *  0 points [-]

This is actually an argument in favor of going into startups, no? If valuations are unusually high then your expected payout is higher than usual too. Your "I don't think you can predict" is relevant, but it sounds like you actually are making a prediction that this all won't last long.