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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52	Webnode? No, what was explained up front is that a). like any lawsuit it was hig	Bill Ulrich	-	10/26/2004
51	<i>Names were xxxxx for privacy. Interesting.</i> Just got this PM:	Done, gone.	-	10/26/2004
50	Now THAT is curious! (and, yes of course, I saw it, too). Names were xxxxx for p	Bill Ulrich	-	10/26/2004
49	was reading last night and i saw it.... and saw that the names of the parties i	MulhollandDrive	-	10/26/2004
48	For the record, my post containing the contract went poof, don't ax me why,	Done, gone.	-	10/26/2004
47	Thanks for answering both of my questions. A few PMs from friends confirm what	Done, gone.	-	10/26/2004
46	"how the hell do you know the details of a private $ transaction between me	Intrepid1	-	10/26/2004
45	<i>You got your money back.</i> I got about 3% of my money back.	Done, gone.	-	10/26/2004
44	OK, cool, whatever, you're not TLC, maybe. So, once again I ax: how the he	Done, gone.	-	10/26/2004
43	You got your money back. I made sure of it. If in doubt you can contact me priva	Intrepid1	-	10/26/2004
42	No I am not TLC. I know TLC very well having met him here on S.I. Bill knows th	Intrepid1	-	10/26/2004
41	Are you TLC? I don't recall if I got back the less than $1k I sunk into the	Done, gone.	-	10/26/2004
40	Are you denying you got back 90% of your investment?	Intrepid1	-	10/26/2004
39	IMPORTANT MUST READ! Several years ago a few of S.I's more prominent poster	Intrepid1	-	10/26/2004
38	<i>You lost your money in a legitimate venture Michal.</i> Damn! I	Done, gone.	-	10/26/2004
37	A group of people including myself looked at a TLC business plan about 18 months	Intrepid1	-	10/26/2004
36	-	Intrepid1	-	10/26/2004
35	Are you speaking from personal financial experience or are you an armchair quart	Done, gone.	-	10/26/2004
34	Many internet sites failed during the bubble. Some with huge budgets that dwarfe	Intrepid1	-	10/26/2004
33	<i>this is an ugly thread Bill and I hope you'll think again and ask t	Done, gone.	-	10/26/2004
32	Forgot to post one of my fave emails by leaves fowl taste, from 6/17/02, two and	Done, gone.	-	10/26/2004
31	Well, as another poster used to say when the going gets weird, the weird turns p	RockyBalboa	-	10/26/2004
30	Staff publicist for Vicky Gotti? What are we thinking here? Pros, cons. Would on	Bill Ulrich	-	10/26/2004
29	Well, 35 marks now since the last post a few minutes ago, mea culpa. Anyway, if	Bill Ulrich	-	10/26/2004
28	33 bookmarks now. Thank you lurkers, PMers and posters. Hey, even if you don'	Bill Ulrich	-	10/26/2004

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