Chamath Palihapitiya Quotes

Startups should be, if you graph their financial performance, it should be what's called a J curve. You start out at zero, you're not making any money, you're not losing any money.

Chamath Palihapitiya

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• Every single time you make a merger, somebody is losing his identity. And saying something different is just rubbish.

  

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• We are in a situation with the huge stimulus package that's going to be spent all across this nation and a big financial crisis and banking crisis. And what we need is good, trained journalists who can play the role of watchdog.

  

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• Startups should be, if you graph their financial performance, it should be what's called a J curve. You start out at zero, you're not making any money, you're not losing any money.

  

  Chamath Palihapitiya
  • Financial
  • Losing