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>He truly believes he is destined to be president of the world and revolutionize. I am not sure. He has been pretty methodical in siphoning the money out of th
by john_moscow 7y ago
>He truly believes he is destined to be president of the world and revolutionize.
I am not sure. He has been pretty methodical in siphoning the money out of the company (privately leasing the real estate to We, charging them for the trademark, etc), so he probably knows very well what he is doing.
Somehow, if you act this way, investors will perceive you as a charismatic and energetic leader and buy in even if your business model doesn't make much sense. IIRC, similar happened to Juicero, albeit on a much smaller scale: countless talks about expanding consciousness, changing the world, raw water bollocks, a completely unsustainable business model and questionable transactions to some external consultants.
- dbuder 7y agoPlease point me to where I can read more about the Juicero story, particularly the external consultants. It was just so comically bad on every level, it made me lose alot of respect for VCs.