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To: H James Morris who wrote (144936)8/7/2002 9:01:02 AM
From: Oeconomicus  Read Replies (2) of 164684
 
Gee, HJ, I forgot that you've not already never done everything. Must be tough, waking up in the morning with no possibility of experiencing nothing new.

BTW, I never met no one who never lost a dime.

Anyway, so you are saying it wasn't the vendors bribing the startups after all - the vendors WERE the startups. I still don't see what bribery has to do with some consultant or landlord or anyone else freely choosing to be paid in stock rather than cash. After all, that was what I was discussing with Glenn before you stuck your -er- nose in. I also don't see what could possibly be dishonest or unethical about it - on either parties part. Do you also think it unethical for an employee to except stock (or options) as compensation? What's wrong - you don't think anyone but the founder of a startup should have any upside? And then only if he puts a lien on his "asset"? I guess you are also opposed to the idea of venture capital, unless it's in the form of a personally guaranteed loan (which isn't venture capital at all, of course). Well ain't that nice - no one who didn't already have assets to lien on could ever start a business.

PS: Aren't you sure you didn't mean "the last one broke, even before it was sold?" <g>
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