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georgeecollins on July 25, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: The End of Arduino 101: Intel Leaves Maker Market

Canceling an unsuccessful project can trigger a growth in profits.

euyyn on July 25, 2017 [–]

Don't lose sight of the forest for the trees: OP's scenario is a strategy in which the project's start (with investment) causes a raise in valuation, and its premature cancellation a smaller decrease in valuation.

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