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Dec 1, 2017

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We Should Fund Compelling Products, Not Charismatic Men

Android creator and Essential founder Andy Rubin’s downfall should be an object lesson.

By Sascha Segan

With Essential founder and Android creator Andy Rubin taking a leave from his overcapitalized phone startup, the company is probably dead. But it was already struggling.

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