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		pg on May 5, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why do Harvard kids head to Wall Street? From what I'm told, a good VC fund will roughly triple over the life of the fund (~ 10 years).

cperciva on May 6, 2010 [–]

So is YC doing better or worse than a good VC fund?

pg on May 6, 2010 | [–]

We're projected to generate a better return on money invested, but we invest much less money, so we're not likely to end up as rich as partners at a successful VC fund.

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