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		snewe on Aug 30, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Index Ventures Leads $4 billion Valuation Round In... You have to believe that the (huge) growth rate is perpetual. Most firms do not grow faster than US GDP growth in the long-run.

ecuzzillo on Aug 31, 2011 [–]

On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everybody drops to zero, and yet people buy stock.

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