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Either for a modest return when it sells or as a tax write off when it fails.


VCs do not invest for a modest return.


No, but faced with either a loss or a modest return, they'll take the modest return (unless it's more beneficial to not come tax season). Unicorns are called unicorns for a reason.


The question was why do investors invest




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