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"I'm actually a squirrel" Don't touch payday loans.

Terrible advice. lavabawl - if you want to be taken seriously in the VC/Startup community, payday loans are the best route. Zuck did it, Bezos did it - hell, even Andrew Carnegie went down to the strip mall between the liquor store and the Dollar Tree and started his steel business in the parking lot.

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I'm actually a squirrel: Don't touch payday loans.

Terrible advice. lavabawl - if you want to be taken seriously in the VC/Startup community, payday loans are the best route. Zuck did it, Bezos did it - hell, even Andrew Carnegie went down to the strip mall between the liquor store and the Dollar Tree and started his steel business in the parking lot.

Can you really build a blast furnace for $1000? outside my research that arc ones are better I'm struggling with the math. /S

The only difference between Asset Management and Investment Research is assets. I generally see somebody I know on TV on Bloomberg/CNBC etc. once or twice a week. This sounds cool, until I remind myself that I see somebody I know on ESPN five days a week.
 

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Definitely fund your startup through payday loan.

Technically if his IRR is > than the interest on the payday loan, the principles of finance would dictate that he take the payday loan? lol

thots & prayers
 

Please say this a troll like wtf. Don’t forget you can get title loans too. Heck, I’m sure the mob could lend a hand for only one knee cap per anum, covenant free!

 

A $1,000 payday loan can be expensive due to high interest rates and fees. Consider alternatives like personal loans, credit unions, or borrowing from friends/family. If necessary, compare lenders, check terms, and ensure you can repay on time to avoid a debt cycle.

 

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A $1,000 payday loan can be expensive due to high interest rates and fees. Consider alternatives like personal loans, credit unions, or borrowing from friends/family. If necessary, compare lenders, check terms, and ensure you can repay on time to avoid a debt cycle.

Nah dawg even a 2 week payday loan at 40% interest is worth it. With $1000 in hand you can make $1-2M in startup cash within a couple weeks.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

A couple weeks? Just win 2 roulette spins and in a few minutes you'll have over $1.2m!!!

"The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous rather than cowardly" - Robert A. Wilson | "If you don't have any enemies in life you have never stood up for anything" - Winston Churchill | "It's a testament to the sheer belligerence of the profession that people would rather argue about the 'risk-adjusted returns' of using inferior tooth cleaning methods." - kellycriterion
 

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"The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous rather than cowardly" - Robert A. Wilson | "If you don't have any enemies in life you have never stood up for anything" - Winston Churchill | "It's a testament to the sheer belligerence of the profession that people would rather argue about the 'risk-adjusted returns' of using inferior tooth cleaning methods." - kellycriterion
 

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"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee

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