The author, Bill, answered questions about this on Joel on Software: http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?biz.5.665091.31 http://discuss.joelonsoftwar

The author, Bill, answered questions about this on Joel on Software: http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?biz.5.665091.31 http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?biz.5.665091.3... Key comment: "[..] when you're in your spare bedroom alone slaving away for 5-6 years, then someone comes along with deep connections to the industry (proven from asking around), who everybody in the niche knows, and who was 'part of a team' responsible for booking $100 million in sales in a single year... it is easy to not go through all that due dilligence and just accept someone like that at face value."