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Old 04-29-2011, 01:14 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by jimmycooper View Post
Really?
What if they just got hammered by the IRS?
What if they have health problems and need extra cash?
What if they invested all their time and money on a highly profitable, exceptionally well marketed solo girl site that was just humming along until the girl decided to devote her life to religion? Or got pregnant? Or got married?
What if they're a marketing genius but can't stick to a budget to save their life?
What if they aren't good in dealing with people and therefore cannot raise the seed money to start a new site even though they rocked out the last one?
What if they're a crackhead?
What if my Aunt had balls, would that make her my Uncle?

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Has it occurred to you that others may relish the competition because it keeps them at the top of their game?
Or that there is no harm in sharing yesterday's still viable idea because they are already moving on to the next idea?
Or that someone can have an idea which doesn't necessarily fit with what they are currently doing, but would work like a charm if used in conjunction with someone else's idea?

You make an awful lot of assumptions.
With the business as tough as it is today the last thing an expert in a field wants is someone competing with him at his level.

Best to keep them in the dark.

You make a lot of assumptions that don't make sense. This is a business not a social club.
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