Slide
A social app startup that Rabois invested in and that was sold to Google.
What was said about Slide
Slide was a miss Rabois owns, used to show failure is normal in venture. Rabois invested in Slide, a social app startup, and it was sold to Google for about $187 million. That was far below what the company had aimed for.
He points to it as an example of his own failed investment, to make the case that failure is a regular part of venture rather than an exception.
Hard truths about building in the AI era | Keith Rabois (Khosla Ventures)
Slide was Rabois's own miss, sold to Google for about $187 million, far below its ambition. He uses it to show that failure is normal in venture.
Slide was a miss Rabois owns, used to show failure is normal in venture. Rabois invested in Slide, a social app startup, and it was sold to Google for about $187 million. That was far below what the company had aimed for.
He points to it as an example of his own failed investment, to make the case that failure is a regular part of venture rather than an exception.
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