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Re: Nice guys finish first. Eventually.

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Post by wseymour » Mon, Jan 23, 2012, 8:12 AM UTC

This isn't about being 'selfish' or 'nice'. This is a question of thinking about the long term versus the short term.

Everybody wants to 'finish first' - that is to act selfishly, and it's not a bad thing. It's just a matter of where you place the finish line.

Re: Nice guys finish first. Eventually.

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Post by davidhornik » Tue, Jan 24, 2012, 11:49 PM UTC

Great discussion.

For those of you objecting to the lack of cited evidence for my point of view, please keep in mind that this was a short magazine piece, not a long form blog post. My point of view is certainly aspirational. But it also reflects my experience in the venture capital industry over the last decade.

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