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Why Didn't Dave Morin Invest in Uber

At the time when Uber was getting ready to launch. although friends with the founders, Dave was still very broke. He was focused on his job at Facebook and did not feel it was right to be diluting his attention to somewhere else.

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Dave Morin insights from Facebook, Path, and 250+ investments ·

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