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divtxt on April 17, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Is There a Y Combinator Valuation Bubble or Not?

Better to ignore revenue and be thought worthless, than to attempt to make money and remove all doubt.

(paraphrasing)

cluda01 on April 17, 2012 [–]

For those who aren't aware, this is an adaptation of a quote from Abraham Lincoln, which went "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt."

I've also seen it attributed to Mark Twain as well.

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