How did you do it? Financial Success Thread

[Howard Treesong]

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While there are outliers, careers are continual processes of closing off options in my opinion. I did everything in my power to leave all options open to me for as long as possible. This is my main argument with online poker...it starts to close off options

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Bingo. This hits the nail right on the head, along with your described-but-not-quite-stated premise that all too many guys runing VCs are greedy pigs. I had exactly two fights with clients in fifteen years of law practice and both were with VC principals. Both were utter dicks who had zero shame about lying through their teeth.

There are some good guys in that universe but sheesh, 15 is "taking care of you" on a 750 gain in liquid securities? That's an effing joke. I would have shipped the 15 back with a hearty FU, no lie.