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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 26 Sep 2014

    A venture capitalist doesn’t invest in the business, they invest in the exit. Understand this and you’ll understand venture capital.

    3:55 AM - 26 Sep 2014
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      2. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 26 Sep 2014
        Replying to @aral

        This is why indie tech—which is about creating sustainable, long-term businesses—is fundamentally & irreconcilably incompatible with VC.

        11 replies 11 retweets 17 likes
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 26 Sep 2014
        Replying to @aral

        We have a roadmap for creating independent tech that protects freedom, human rights, and democracy. It's called the http://ind.ie/manifesto 

        3 replies 17 retweets 21 likes
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      2. Hadi Hariri‏ @hhariri 27 Sep 2014
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        @aral Funnily enough, not a lot of people understand that. And they measure the success of a company by the rounds of VC.

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 27 Sep 2014
        Replying to @hhariri

        @hhariri The more rounds, the deeper you fall into the rabbit hole.

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      2. Alan Cooper‏Verified account @MrAlanCooper 27 Sep 2014
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        @aral And remember, venture capitalists are NOT your friends.

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 27 Sep 2014
        Replying to @MrAlanCooper

        @MrAlanCooper ;)

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      1. Gene Spafford‏ @TheRealSpaf 27 Sep 2014
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        “@aral: A venture capitalist doesn’t invest in the business, they invest in the exit. Understand this & you’ll understand venture capital.”

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      1. Pietro Leo‏ @pieroleo 27 Sep 2014
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        “@aral: A venture capitalist doesn’t invest in the business, they invest in the exit Understand this and you’ll understand venture capital.”

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      1. Chris Umbel‏ @chrisumbel 27 Sep 2014
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        @aral Nailed it. I don't think it leads to a good use of human potential and I still need convincing that it's a net positive for business.

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      1. Rina Atienza‏ @eevilmidget 27 Sep 2014
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        @aral Sigh. I've been a n00b about this. Reckon we just experienced the exit strategy for a certain location bookmarking app...

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      1. Jesper Wille‏ @jwcph 26 Sep 2014
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        @aral @monteiro It's kinda like getting a girlfriend specifically to marry her off to your brother: not conducive to a sound relationship...

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      1. Sean McDonald‏ @seanmmcdonald 26 Sep 2014
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        Most. RT @aral: A VC doesn’t invest in the business, they invest in the exit. Understand this and you’ll understand venture capital.

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      1. GSV seed drill‏ @RooftopJaxx 27 Sep 2014
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        @aral @leashless we should all join #ello and go on indefinite content strike?

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      1. Chris Cook‏ @cjenscook 27 Sep 2014
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        @aral @leashless Sounds exactly like cancer

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      1. Bill Magee‏ @billamagee 27 Sep 2014
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        @aral ..and exit with PROFIT or else!!

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      1. Craig Luce‏ @craluce 27 Sep 2014
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        “@aral: A venture capitalist doesn’t invest in the business, they invest in the exit.” Sooo Ello should be poison.

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      1. Brick Wahl‏ @brickwahl1 27 Sep 2014
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        @aral @Nebula63 They expect huge fast return now, tho'. No slow growth return of marginal profit. They want fast exponential investmt return

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      1. CXOAsia‏ @cxoasia 26 Sep 2014
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        RT @GarethWong totally agree. There must be a solution somewhere ...what might that be? @aral

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      1. Bill Stewart‏ @BillStewart415 26 Sep 2014
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        @aral @maradydd That's why Clinton-era threat to break up Microsoft trashed VC funding for software startups for a few years. #ThanksAlGore

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