re: Masayoshi Son: I definitely would not have made this investment

Do you honestly believe that a 15 to 20% increase in profit margin can't increase a company's chance of being successful?

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Doesn't have shite to do with the likelihood of success of startups

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wonder if that Bert's guy with the beeswax products makes a butthurt salve

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that's the opposite of a good question.

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It depends on the investment, it was stated in the other thread that he intends to invest in startups. A venture capitalist is not that interested in the minutiae of tax structure when evaluating an investment in an early stage company. He's looking for significant return at an exit event. The company likely won't even be profitable for the bulk of the time his money is invested. Business regulation has little impact on most startups as well, unless the business model is typically targeting dealing with regulations in a specific industry.

Had Son stated he was looking to buy established businesses in specific industries, infrastructure, defense, tech, etc., then his comment about Trump would have made more sense.

So yes, if the fund intends to target "startups" in the US, his opportunity for success really doesn't change that much based on who's elected, or, outside of drastic policy shifts, what their specific policies may be.

this is too high energy!!!!

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I am usually reluctant to call someone out for just being argumentative

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probably guilty as charged, especially after a few scotches at a Christmas party last night

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Do you really think deregulation, tax structure, and corporate confidence have nothing to do with investment decisions? Have you ever actually pitched a business plan to either private or corporate investors?

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I've ran my own businesses for over 25 years, one of them being a venture backed software company. From a "traditional" business standpoint, those factors are absolutely important. They directly impact cash flow, growth potential, valuation and ROI, etc. I have several potential shifts I may make depending how pass-through's are treated from a tax standpoint. I own some Vulcan Materials stock, it's up about 30% since the election.

But from what is commonly thought of as a "startup", they have much less impact on the investment decision because they play so little of a role from a success/failure standpoint. Investors are primarily focused on 2 things here, A) can the team execute and B) does the business model have the ability to disrupt a sizable market. There was around $60B worth of venture capital invested in the US last year. If a firm is evaluating the next Whatsapp or AirBNB, both started in the last 8 years, for example, they're not really going to worry about simple changes in corporate tax structure or what the EPA is up to.

Did he just committe 50 billion on the word from Trump that things are going to be exciting and profitable in the future in the US?

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It depends on the investment, it was stated in the other thread that he intends to invest in startups. A venture capitalist is not that interested in the minutiae of tax structure when evaluating an investment in an early stage company. He's looking for significant return at an exit event.

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dude just fricking stop. The business environment is controlled by these cock suckers in government at the city, county, state and fed level. If you want to improve outcomes, spend your money on politics. It's proven.