YouTube disallowing adblockers, Reddit charging for API usage, Twitter blocking non-registered users. These events happen almost at the same time. Is this one of the effects of the tech bubble burst?

  • zos_kia@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    1 year ago

    If you’re sitting on a pile of money you can invest it in internet companies with crazy valuations and no profit or near zero-risk Treasury Bills and interest-bearing certificates.

    Weird thing to say when VC investing outperforms the market by 2.5x (even with the current rates) on average but 🤷

    • HunterBidensLapDog
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      1 year ago

      Yes high returns. Average of 25‰ over 25 years.

      But also, much higher risk with 75% of startups never shipping and 40% of those liquidating so VC investors lose all of their money.

      So if you have 25 years, don’t need the cash, and have a high tolerance for risk then VCs are for you.

      But if you think you’re going to need to cash out sooner than 25 years or need steady income then interest bearing instruments look a lot more attractive.

      • zos_kia@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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        1 year ago

        I don’t know it must depend on the market, in Europe you’ll generally get your money back in 7 to 10 years. And the very point of investing in a VC and not a singular company is that you flatten the risk and get your money back from the few companies who succeed. VCs are designed to bleed money looking for a moonshot but there’s not that many that fail ALL their investments and can’t show a 5% yearly for it.