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		pclmulqdq 66 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass ... "Profitable" in an accounting sense has nothing to do with your cash position. This is something that people in tech don't really seem to understand.

coderatlarge 66 days ago [–]

i think people in tech are usually focused on free cash flow, aka playing around money.

disgruntledphd2 66 days ago | [–]

Tech likes free cash flow because share based compensation isn't included in it.

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