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Can you get VC-level returns by funding research?

Can you get VC-level returns by funding research

Isaac Barchas asserts that the answer is ‘no’ -
Laura Deming and Jason Crawford assert yes

First, there’s the

My hunch is that outside of a few

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  • Commercializing non-health research does not produce VC level returns

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There are many important innovations that are just bad investments

If you need to have the possibility of near infinite returns on VC investments how is it possible to invest in higher risk things and expect a return?