Sean True <sean.t...@gmail.com> wrote: Customers exchange money for something that meets a current need. That > can be a need to use a device, a need to gain access to technology > early, or even a need to do some good. But in any case, there is a > contract (implicit or explicit) for an exchange of values. The process > of purchase is relatively rational, and relatively reversible. . . .
. . . selling large industrial equipment to a > knowledgeable customer with a large legal department, in the hope of > then selling them another one in three months is a scammers nightmare. > > . . . Investors exchange money for an unknown future return. Business plans > typically change radically as they encounter reality, unknown unknowns > dominate the landscape. Decisions to invest are often irrational, > emotional, and have less to do with physics than with hope. . . . This is a sharp analysis. I agree completely. I've been down this road (smaller scale, less impact on the world, to > put it mildly) -- he's doing _exactly_ what I would do if I had the > idea, the technology, and the courage. > Me too. If I were Rossi, I would be scrambling to try to get a patent. He may be doing this. > Mind you, I think I would spell better, have a cooler website, have > better PR, and be a little more precise in my business language. Well, you are a native speaker of English. But I'm not the guy who has the problem. > Exactly. - Jed
