A venture capital fund wants to invest $1000 in each of one thousand mad scientists. The first scientist applying to the fund is working on the legendary pill that turns water into gasoline, and the second scientist is working on the even more legendary perpetual motion machine. The smart venture capitalist here will
A) back the pill and look for 999 other scientists working on the same pill.
B) back the machine and look for 999 other scientists working on the same machine.
C) look for 500 scientists working on the pill and 500 working on the machine.
D) back the pill, the machine, and 998 other different projects.
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