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		mynegation on Nov 8, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to Make Wealth Even that equality is too weak. Ideally you want the equality of _risk adjusted returns_ (See 'Sharpe Ratio' - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharpe_ratio)

jpulgarin on Nov 9, 2011 [–]

The risk adjusted returns of a venture-capital funded startup for a a founder with assets < 100k and non-entrepreneurial opportunities of > 100k is about negative 100-200k. In other words, you'd pay money to not be a venture-capital funded startup founder in that scenario.

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