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Thiel's Model: Consensus Voting in VC Dilutes Moonshot Returns into Mediocrity
“The way he saw things, if investments were chosen based on voting, the Founders Fund portfolio would consist of middle-of-the-road startups to which nobody objected. Given that all the profits in venture come from a few improbable moonshots, this sort of conse…”
David Senra Apr 1, 2026 ▶ 29:04 The Relentless Missionary Creating AGI: Demis Hassabis
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Founders Fund Invested $2.3M for Nearly Half of DeepMind in 2010
“Founders fund wired 2.3 million to deep mine and they assumed ownership of a bit less than half the company. There was no other capital available. This is December, 2010.”
David Senra Apr 1, 2026 ▶ 29:29 The Relentless Missionary Creating AGI: Demis Hassabis
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