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Laffont: Regulatory blocks on tech M&A diminish startup valuations
“One of the byproducts of constraining big companies from buying small companies is it hurts small companies. First of all, it makes them less valuable because if an investor you think that big companies can't buy small companies anymore, you may adjust what yo…”
Laffont: Active public stock picking has been a terrible business
“Being an active investor in the public market over 20 years has been a really bad business. We are fighting the machines, first of all, right? So Ken Griffin, Citadel, Renaissance, you know, all of these, you know, quants and algorithms, and that's number one.…”
Lafont: Democracies self-correct while dictatorships double down, keeping America great
“Democracy self-correct and dictatorships double down and to watch in real time, a country of our scale and a democracy, you know, decide to make a change. I think that's why we've been great for, you know, 250 plus years and will remain great.”