Adam Nash
blog.adamnash.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2009
Adam Nash, a product executive and Greylock investor, writes about product leadership, startups, and investing.
What HN saysCommenters push back on his angel investing post for skipping the accredited investor requirement; HN also links it for Apple history.
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mturmon · 2012-11-11
The explanation I have always heard is that the margin on the software license (for OS 7) was not high enough to make up for the loss in hardware profits. The problem was exacerbated because the clone makers were targeting the high-margin top-end of the Apple line. (In other words, pretty much what the parent comment said.)
E.g., this blog entry (skip down to "Amelio") --
http://blog.adamnash.com/2008/04/16/reminder-why-apple-killed-clones-i…
Here's Jobs on the subject, indicating it was unwillingness of the clone makers to accept higher license fees:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maIgu_7oLm0
Of course, just because Jobs is saying it, you can't know if this is the whole story.
wallflower · 2010-06-29
I really am annoyed and almost think it is borderline wrong that he failed to mention that to be an angel investor (his $120k invested in startups), you have to be an accredited investor by the standard IRS regulations. My guess is most of the people reading his blog aren't accredited investors, otherwise they would not be reading his blog regularly and getting all pumped up 4HWW style.
"Currently, there are two ways to qualify as an individual:
- You are single and make $200K/year, or you are married and make $300K/year as a household
- You have over $1M in liquid assets"
http://blog.adamnash.com/2010/05/19/accredited-investors-fixing-the-du…