Re:Saudi Backlash Threatens U.S. Startups
by enraged_camel on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @01:59PM
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How easy or even feasible is it to track where the money is coming from? Let's say you're a startup and a VC wants to invest in you. Can you ask for that information?
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If a question is important, it can always be asked.
One must be prepared, of course, for the ramifications of asking a question and getting an unpleasant answer.
Re:Saudi Backlash Threatens U.S. Startups
by supercanuck on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @02:08PM
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Or they could go public and avoid the problem entirely.
Let's not pretend there aren't other alternatives.
Public, Open markets are there for a reason.
They cost more, but are more ethical.
> They cost more, but are more ethical.
They aren't.
If you go public, you have zero control of who owns your company. It's not more ethical - it just launders your ethical responsibility.
There are plenty of people or organizations - who also happen to have a horrific ethical record - who can buy shares in a private company. And there's nothing you can do to stop that.
Re:Saudi Backlash Threatens U.S. Startups
by tartoran on Thursday October 18, 2018 @09:49AM
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I'd argue in this case with Saudi money that zero control is better than blood money
Given the fact that SoftBank dwarfs all other funds (even combined) is it a realistic scenario?
who are softbanks stakeholders?
Re:Saudi Backlash Threatens U.S. Startups
by thatoneyouthrow on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @02:27PM
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that's the CEO... not the stakeholder.