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<blockquote data-quote="Bennett Prescott" data-source="post: 43266" data-attributes="member: 4">Re: Getting the gig. Where did it all start?Tim,I don&#039;t know where you get off digging into guys like Raul then. Some of us have worked our asses off at this shit to get where we are, and spent bleak winters trying to avoid bankruptcy. I&#039;m glad you have the padding to work when you like, the reality is most of the industry has it much tighter than that. The relatively few companies I know of that were started on Daddy&#039;s money or some nest egg have not done well, since money cannot buy satisfied customers and a real business plan, and eventually Daddy cuts them off or the nest egg runs out. A large initial investment does not equate with profitability, especially in a business where 1-3% ROI is the norm. The only cases I know where that has worked, long term, are an investor working closely with established players to begin a new business.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bennett Prescott, post: 43266, member: 4"] Re: Getting the gig. Where did it all start? Tim, I don't know where you get off digging into guys like Raul then. Some of us have worked our asses off at this shit to get where we are, and spent bleak winters trying to avoid bankruptcy. I'm glad you have the padding to work when you like, the reality is most of the industry has it much tighter than that. The relatively few companies I know of that were started on Daddy's money or some nest egg have not done well, since money cannot buy satisfied customers and a real business plan, and eventually Daddy cuts them off or the nest egg runs out. A large initial investment does not equate with profitability, especially in a business where 1-3% ROI is the norm. The only cases I know where that has worked, long term, are an investor working closely with established players to begin a new business. [/QUOTE]

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