Why I'm taking a long startup investing vacation

Re:Why I'm taking a long startup investing vacation by colbyh on Sunday June 12, 2016 @06:16PM (#11890578)

many friends let him invest in their company, not one (that I know of) found any use for him outside of dumb money and maybe a shout out on his podcast.

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Re:Why I'm taking a long startup investing vacation by logicallee on Sunday June 12, 2016 @06:22PM (#11890613)

>many friends let him invest in their company, not one (that I know of) found any use for him outside of dumb money

little-known fact: money can be exchanged for goods and services.

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Re:Why I'm taking a long startup investing vacation by colbyh on Sunday June 12, 2016 @07:05PM (#11890761)

thanks for that, explains why my local market won't take bushels of corn as payment.

seriously though, sometimes investors are also given terms that assume said investor will help out in ways other than writing a check.

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Re:Why I'm taking a long startup investing vacation by logicallee on Sunday June 12, 2016 @07:44PM (#11890905)

first world problems. "man, all I got from my investor is a bunch of money to build my dream with. useless."

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