The Price of Being Seen

If they stay independent, they need more than money. They need distribution." "Interesting you say stay independent." "Founders with leverage usually prefer optionality." "Have you heard something?" "I've heard math." This time Colin's pause carried respect. "We should meet. You ever think about angel investing?" Ethan looked at his account balance and almost laughed. "I think about paying off my credit cards." "That's the same instinct at different scale." No, Ethan thought. It was not. Rich people loved pretending survival and strategy were cousins. They were not. Survival was strategy with a knife at its back. At 1:05, Rillstone halted up on strategic review news.