Every startup Bain evaluated that directly competed with VMware died or sold
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Turbonomic CEO and Bain Capital Managing Director Ben Nye explains why Bain chose to co-found Turbonomic rather than back existing startups competing against VMware.
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“And just to make the case roll the tape forward. And every one of those players that we looked at has either been acquired or gone.”
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