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What a weird post. There's no reason whatsoever for a company like Soylent to get in the cash flow weeds like that. It has plenty of growth capital. With intere
by pbreit 11y ago
What a weird post. There's no reason whatsoever for a company like Soylent to get in the cash flow weeds like that. It has plenty of growth capital. With interest rates so low, "interest-free" loans are comparably less valuable. They should be spending almost all their energy on R&D and marketing. Not financial shenanigans.
- nickff 11y agoFinancial risks are as significant as technical and market risks for physical goods companies. Take a look at how companies like Amazon are run, and you will see that pricing, cost, and payment terms are very important.
- azylman 11y agoIronically, that's exactly what the article told you not to do You may want to be careful when someone suggests you should do X because that’s what AMZN does
- pbreit 11y agoAmazon is a retailer. Soylent is a manufacturer. It has plenty of capital to not have to worry about inventory turns. Manufacturers need to worry about making a good product and getting into customer hands first and foremost. Financial shenanigans are a distraction for a budding manufacturer.