Some will win. Hopefully, the total return on investment to the winners will be greater than the sum of all investments in all of the startups.

但愿，最终胜利的这些公司获得的回报将大于当初对所有网络公司的投资总额。

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If the company increases EVA, the intrinsic value of a company will equal to sum of the discounted future EVA of the company and total investment of the company.

如果公司产生经济增加值，那么将公司未来的经济增加值折现后再加上公司的投资总额就应该等于该公司的内在价值。

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Your total return on an investment is the sum of dividends and capital gains.

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But a lump-sum investment at the beginning would have earned you an annual average total return of 3%.

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