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But will those hungry twentysomethings remain hungry, to push a successful, growing business past a "dipshit offer" and move it further into a world class tech/brand power category? Or will a handful of tech giants stand by the door and grab every calf firm with a promising future?


There will be a mixture of outcomes. And some of the early-exits and fizzles will in fact set the ground for future mega-successes. Sean Parker's near-misses in Napster and Plaxo helped him help Facebook avoid early exits. @Ev's sale of Blogger to Google enabled Twitter.




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