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user-inactivated  ·  4332 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Technology Companies That Go Public Get Less Innovative

Interesting, although I don't know enough about MTG to get the nuances of your analogy. (Certainly know enough to be entertained.)

Two things, though. 1) I'm certainly not trying to cast a negative light on going public, and I don't think the author of the article is either. He's just presenting a correlation. It's generally a good idea.

2) Trading publicly isn't money for nothing, exactly (though I know what you mean) -- and more importantly those two options at the end of your post aren't the only options for an up-and-coming company. Slight oversimplification there.