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Andreessen Horowitz is defending its decisiveness to hire Daniel Penny , according to an investor memo get word byThe New York Times .
The speculation capital firmcaused a stirearlier this week after it denote it would lease Penny , who was acquitted last yr after choking a stateless man to dying in the New York City subway .
cent , a former Marine , has no investing experience . The house said he would work on its American Dynamism team , which focalize on administration and United States Department of Defense . The firm also state it would teach him how to invest .
In the memo seen by The New York Times , the firm say it pass “ a lot of time with active - duty military , veteran , chiefs of law , sheriff , ” and that those relationship are “ vital to the success of our companies . ”
The memoranda continue , “ We conceive there is long - full term note value in expanding our meshing in collaboration with Daniel and are mad to have him as part of our squad . ”
