The Perils and Pitfalls of Investing With "Friends"

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The Perils and Pitfalls of Investing With "Friends"

An SI Board Since October 2004

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Emcee: Bill Ulrich	Type: Moderated

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352	Member 4152965 ?	Done, gone.	-	8/4/2006
351	no i meant the other id, no not that id either , the other, other id.	ISOMAN	-	8/4/2006
350	Anybody lurking? Take my advice -- never, never, never, never give your money o	Ilaine	-	8/4/2006
349	No, the worst part is that once the money was advanced, there was no leverage.	Ilaine	-	8/4/2006
348	Or maybe the worst part is being told, over and over again, that the work would	Ilaine	-	8/4/2006
347	Or maybe the worst part was that I had been solicited for advice, had a couple o	Ilaine	-	8/4/2006
346	In retrospect, I'd say that asking for a wire transfer of all the funds imme	Ilaine	-	8/4/2006
345	They say, "on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog."	Ilaine	-	8/4/2006
344	Should I just give up and hire someone else? Is that what I am supposed to do?	Ilaine	-	8/4/2006
343	As of today, you've had my $1500 for one year, two months, and eight days, a	Ilaine	-	8/4/2006
342	Member 4147630	Done, gone.	-	8/4/2006
341	What's TLC's SI alias these days?	ISOMAN	-	8/3/2006
340	OK, how long is considered a reasonable time in which to see the light at the en	Ilaine	-	8/3/2006
339	Hello?	Ilaine	-	8/1/2006
338	deleted.	Lazarus_Long	-	7/27/2006
337	Hi d.oug ...thanks for the red cicles. They highlight some good points I wanted	Bill Ulrich	-	7/25/2006
336	I want the following things: 1) Something more than a mockup of a front page.	Ilaine	-	7/24/2006
335	Thanks for the comments. I actually built -- last year! -- and I know it's	Ilaine	-	7/24/2006
334	My impressions as a person in need of legal services, seeing this site... magnet	d:oug	-	7/24/2006
333	Figured it was something like that. That's why I spoke up in the first plac	Done, gone.	-	7/24/2006
332	Somebody has to take the bull by the horns. May as well be me. First off, I aske	Bill Ulrich	-	7/24/2006
331	This is the website I asked him to approximate: mattwhitelaw.com This is what h	Ilaine	-	7/24/2006
330	I don't know. I'm not a lawyer. But if I were a lawyer, I'd kn	Done, gone.	-	7/23/2006
329	Yeah, I know what you mean. But here's an example of the problem. The pers	Ilaine	-	7/23/2006
328	Ironic indeed, if true. Wish you didn't make it all only half way obvious.	Done, gone.	-	7/23/2006

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