Although many VCs never see a carry check, due to the mediocre average returns in the industry, partners at top-quartile firms are able to accrue significant wealth over time.

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They are going to not give you average performance, but give you above-average performance because you're going to have a performance of your investments, whether they're stocks, bonds, international or what have you, that are way above average, not mediocre.

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British pupils fare relatively well in science, performing better than the OECD average, but in reading and mathematics they are mediocre.

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However, the average quality of child care in this country is mediocre and does not provide our youngest children with the support they need to arrive at kindergarten ready to succeed.

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