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Re:Nikola: How to Parlay an Ocean of Lies into a Partnership... by mgh2 on Thursday September 10, 2020 @07:28PM (#24437690)
Money talks...even if it is BS, the world is full of it.

Before you downvote this, keep in mind that the founder comes from a Mormon background - perfect upbringing to be trained as a salesman

Another example of selling snake-oil ideas comes from the author of the book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People":

"According to Clayton Christensen, The Seven Habits was a secular distillation of Latter-day Saint values." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Covey

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Re:Nikola: How to Parlay an Ocean of Lies into a Partnership... by abfan1127 on Thursday September 10, 2020 @07:39PM (#24437759)
sorry, what is the example of? Also, how is the Mormon background good for being a salesman?
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Re:Nikola: How to Parlay an Ocean of Lies into a Partnership... by mgh2 on Thursday September 10, 2020 @07:45PM (#24437785)
They are required to do missionary work like a door to door salesman.

Imagine being trained like that from youth- you could sell anything. This comes from an anecdote from an ex-Mormon friend.

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Re:Nikola: How to Parlay an Ocean of Lies into a Partnership... by xenospn on Thursday September 10, 2020 @08:00PM (#24437883)
It definitely gives you an edge if you're extroverted to begin with.
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