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Re:Nikola founder to be sentenced for federal fraud charges by throwawaysugar on Monday December 18, 2023 @03:34PM (#38687817)
> You're allowed to be a cheerleader for your company.

You're not really allowed to knowingly cheer for a company you know to be 100% vaporware. That's fraud.

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Re:Nikola founder to be sentenced for federal fraud charges by lazide on Monday December 18, 2023 @04:39PM (#38688713)
A surprising number of very smart people become incredibly dumb on the stand if/when it blows up. Being too dumb to understand it couldn’t actually work is a defense. Part of why it’s usually so important for them to not have anyone telling them so in writing inside their companies.
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