Growth Investor: My Job Is Finding Companies That Will Be Marked Up, Not Great Ones
nwilliams030 · x · 2026-09-18
Investor RickZullo quotes a growth investor at a well-respected VC firm: "My job isn't to find great companies, it's to find companies that will be marked up. TBH, what happens to these companies long-term doesn't really matter." The thread laments how openly the industry admits this.
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