Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

> Today the online juggernaut is the most conventional — and most popular — hedge fund stock in the world, but when Alsin first invested in it the smart money was skeptical. After all, the company wasn’t profitable.

If you look at AMZN's stock price, he timed it pretty well: he presumably bought in around $200 before it really started taking off. If he had bought in 5 years earlier, that would have netted "only" an extra 100%.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: