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iaabtpbtpnn
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Things we've learned about Series As
Never trust anyone who abbreviates a million dollars with two Ms.
idoh
on Jan 25, 2019
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Disagree, MM is the classy way to do it. M can either mean 1,000 or 1,000,000. For example, millimeter, or in advertising CPM, which is cost per mille. Using MM disambiguates it.
andrewflnr
on Jan 25, 2019
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Obviously we should just use scientific notation for everything:
> YC companies raised over $9.45e8...
erikpukinskis
on Jan 26, 2019
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Have you actually ever seen anyone use M to refer to 1,000?
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