Google Ventures Almost Ready To Launch, But It Is A Bad Idea

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It's true that corporate venture funds are usually lame. But if there were a company that could defy this trend, it would be Google. The fact they have Rich Miner in there is a sign they plan to do things differently. He's not a finance guy; he's one of the guys who wrote Android.

It is in effect saying that it has so much cash it doesn’t know what to do with it. Google would be better off paying a dividend to shareholders or buying back stock than playing venture capitalist.

It's by paying a dividend that google would be in effect saying it has so much cash it doesn't know what to do with it. Starting a venture fund is google saying that it can reinvest it's profits for a positive return.

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