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I lean towards this being ignorant hubris. I don't think he set out to scam investors.

• jonknee 7y ago
  It's not ignorance to sell your company its trademark or to buy a building with a loan backed by company stock and then have the company lease it from you at a tidy profit.
• michaelt 7y ago
  I don't think he set out to scam investors. I tripped, fell, and when I put my hand out to catch myself I accidentally had the company give me a loan to buy a building that I leased back to them.
  • okhumans 7y ago
    LOL +1
• anigbrowl 7y ago
  Let me give you an insight into the thought process here: 'It's not unethical if I don't feel bad about it.' The key to operating this way to is cultivate a sense of belief in your own BS - inspire others by having the 'vision thing', saying 'I wish you could see what I can see' etc. Ignore anything negative and devote as little thought to it as possible because what people are buying into is your sunny disposition - they don't really want to analyze your stuff, they want to feel the way you look: radiantly confident. So you just think happy thoughts and if anyone asks you troubling questions re-articulate your vision of heaven/ profits/ national pride/ whatever and make a performance of being nurtured by that beautiful vision alone, before mentioning that anyone can share it for 3 easy payments of $____.