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May 2024
37m 16s

Finding “Home Run” Investments

The Motley Fool
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Venture capitalists don’t mind strike-outs, so long as they get their home runs. What can stock investors learn from that approach?  Ricky Mulvey talks with Ilya Strebulaev and Alex Dang, co-authors of “The Venture Mindset: How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth,” about: The benefits of building an “anti-portfolio” Why it pays to get ou ... Show More
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