Andreessen Horowitz Returns Slip, According to Internal Data
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Andreessen Horowitz Returns Slip, According to Internal Data
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Re: Andreessen Horowitz Returns Slip, According to Internal Data
#2Saw there was some interest around this piece on HN last week so I went ahead and unlocked it.
Re: Andreessen Horowitz Returns Slip, According to Internal Data
#3The previous thread was https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20985687, but since the article is readable now, we won't mark this one a dupe.
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#4Here are the totals, based on the figures in the post:
10.8% gross for A16Z
14.5% for S&P 500.
Calculation: https://imgur.com/a/jeFN8fL
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#6Why anyone invests in any VC fund, when you can do better in the stock market with an index fund, at much less risk, is beyond me...
Re: Andreessen Horowitz Returns Slip, According to Internal Data
#7Saw there was some interest around this piece on HN last week so I went ahead and unlocked it.
thanks.
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#8Why anyone invests in any VC fund, when you can do better in the stock market with an index fund, at much less risk, is beyond me...
With VC you are actually investing in new businesses whereas with stocks, unless you are buying at IPO, you are just buying a piece of a pie. And the upside is much greater. What these results show is that a16z maybe needs to be more discerning but not that the business model is unsound
Re: Andreessen Horowitz Returns Slip, According to Internal Data
#9Why anyone invests in any VC fund, when you can do better in the stock market with an index fund, at much less risk, is beyond me...
At a certain level, having the returns be uncorrelated is a lot more valuable than total returns.
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#10Why anyone invests in any VC fund, when you can do better in the stock market with an index fund, at much less risk, is beyond me...
https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/recode/2019/5/1/18511540/si...
Anyone may not be who you think it is and their needs are likely different than the typical retail investor.