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Re:The SEC has told us it wants to sue us over Lend. We don’... by umanwizard on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @06:46AM (#28455339)
> You ask me for funding for a project. I give you funding, in cash or in kind, and I get (partial) ownership of the project. If it does OK, I get some money. If it does better than that, I get more money. If it does badly, I don't get much money.

That’s venture capitalism which is just one of the many different types of investing. Buying pianos in order to lend them out is another type of investing.

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Re:The SEC has told us it wants to sue us over Lend. We don’... by thaumasiotes on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @11:19AM (#28458385)
> Buying pianos in order to lend them out is another type of investing.

But the example here is renting out a piano you already have, not obtaining a piano so you can rent it out.

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