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Open Thread February 25 - March 3 — LessWrong

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Open Thread February 25 - March 3

by Scott Garrabrant

25th Feb 2014

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If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.

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James_Miller12y50

I would guess yes given the high startup failure rate.

[anonymous]12y00

I think a higher startup failure rate implies E(startup) > E(finance) since most people want risk-adjusted return

5ThrustVectoring12y

There's a high failure rate in finance, too - it's just hidden in the "up or out" culture. It's a very winner-takes-all kind of place, from what I've heard.