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Old 03-20-10, 06:01 PM   #88
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Let's think the unthinkable.

A company is not dedicated to pure greed and making money, but to just pay their employees, maybe better next year, and NOT sell shares !
Just keep being a vital and healthy small company, with good ideas, and a concept of improving a special kind of software.

Just go on, build slowly up from a vital and healthy basis substance, maybe hire one or two more new idealistic employees with fresh ideas a year, if at all.
Make a million or two in your whole life, rather than go for 4 millions a year for me as the manager.

OK, now i'm a 65-year-old chief of such a company, i have two houses , several cars, one yacht, a few kids, and a nice dedicated company. What the hell do i need some 20 millions more ? Do i think i can take the money into my grave ? Reputation ?!
Selling shares to grow BIG and become dependent on *******ing share holders or THEIR interests ? Why. THE. *******. ??!

Ah, i hear the people shout "communism", "socialism" blah burp bloop.
But it isnt't. It just is good old capitalism remaining reasonable, not gone wild, not locust cap., and to hell with share holders.

Only an idea,
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