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whatever social need they left college to serve

So they accept the hypergrowth logic of the startup economy as if it really were the religion of technology development. They listen to their new mentors and accept their teachings as gifts of wisdom. These folks already gave me millions of dollars; of course they have my best interests at heart.

—p.191 Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus: How Growth Became the Enemy of Prosperity Chapter Four (168) by Douglas Rushkoff
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the universal solution in its vertical

[...] As long as there is a chance, however small, for a company to become a billion-dollar supersuccess, the investor would rather push on. This means abandoning even surefire profit models if they aren’t going to generate the outlandish returns required by the venture capitalist’s overall portfol…

—p.189 Chapter Four (168) by Douglas Rushkoff
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the startup playbook’s emphasis on massive growth archive/dissertation

At one well-meaning Southern California fitness app startup I visited regularly, the young founders held weekly meetings at which the chief technology officer would educate his engineers on different aspects of the development process. But as time went on, he grew less likely to lecture on programm…

—p.187 Chapter Four (168) by Douglas Rushkoff
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new clients with very little financial acumen

[...] Neither the financial advisor nor the plan administrator is liable for results. Under the new scheme, a much larger portion of the same pot of retirement money could be extracted in fees to support the careers of many more financial advisors and services, since now everyone gets a customized,…

—p.172 Chapter Four (168) by Douglas Rushkoff
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