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rhizome | karma 18082 | avg karma 1.64 · 2012-06-05 07:18:28+00:00

Have either of them been the first investor of something that succeeded yet?

peteretep | karma 19492 | avg karma 3.65 · 2012-06-05 08:20:09+00:00

Why do they need to have been the first investor?

rhizome | karma 18082 | avg karma 1.64 · 2012-06-05 13:22:54

It would speak to their personal skills, the difference between "Justin Bieber, Venture Capitalist," and "Justin Bieber(tm), Venture Capitalist."

Frankly, I think stories like this are PR designed to muddy this exact distinction. Forbes.com is certainly not above that kind of thing.