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But investors do, and at the beginning it matters a lot.


Some investors do.

On a worldwide scale, the overwhelming majority of investors have never heard of Paul Graham.


I think Nest is far beyond the beginning. They have a shipping product in use with 1000+ reviews on Amazon. Investors aren't going to care if one investor had a problem with the unit.


Have you invested into Birkenstock yet? No? Why? They will be multi-billion dollar company in the near future...


This is terribly insulting to investors. And probably true.




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