Schenck: Government capital is more sustainable than private capital
Joshua Schenck · a16z Podcast | All about Bike Sharing · Jan 2, 2019 · at 29:04
Joshua Schenck of LA Metro compares the long-term stability of public funding versus private venture capital for urban transit infrastructure.
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“The capital behind government is more sustainable because the capital behind government is always going to be there. The stuff that we're providing comes with a little more of a guarantee.”
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