The venture capital industry still isn't sure what to think of SoftBank's $100 billion Vision Fund, even as it suffered setbacks on its investments in WeWork and Uber. Some in the industry blame the fund for inflating startup values and funding rounds; encouraging founders to focus on growth and ignore costs and losses, no matter how big; and setting off an unhealthy arms race in the venture capital world as firms raise ever larger funds. But some think it's unfair to blame SoftBank for some...

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