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by sokoloff 3400 days ago
VCs can't reasonably invest in a company where their upside is capped at a 5x return, because they need the long tail, 20x-100x returns to pay for all the 0x returns in the portfolio.

No, a VC doesn't hate you at the end of the game if they get paid 5x. That's different than answering the question "Will they invest for a promise of a 5x return?"