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jamiequint on July 7, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Turntable.fm raising $5-10 M. at $40 M. Valuation

Its not a pivot, its a completely different business with the same founders.

sachinag on July 7, 2011 | [–]

Closest off the top of my head: Odeo > Obvious > Twitter. As in this case, investors who didn't want to continue were offered the opportunity to get their money back.

johnrob on July 7, 2011 | [–]

Hence the beauty of the concept: you can fail without "failing".

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