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He started from nothing and he's still a billionaire so I wouldn't just dismiss him like that.

He's just a different type of businessman who likes making big risky bets.

People on this forum should be very happy a guy like him exists who can efficiently transfer wealth from rich Middle Easterners to employees of tech companies.

As I've heard it stated elsewhere, startups are an inefficiency between the transfer of wealth from VCs to Bay Area landlords.

Except get this: that middle east money is safe. It is softbank itself which takes the upside and downside to the vision fund. The middle east money earns a fixed and constant return.

I am very glad I sold my softbank shares two years ago. Son is a gambler with horrible bet sizing skills.

What do you mean?

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