Sam’s ambitions are way beyond “salary”.

willturman · 2024-09-23T21:42:42.000000Z

It's a quote from Upton Sinclair from an era where you generally had to have a profitable business and employees before you had investors.

novok · 2024-09-23T22:26:14.000000Z

There were many ventures in the past that got investors without a current profitable going concern. Oil & mining speculation, chartering boat crews to go on exploration expeditions and more.

Terr_ · 2024-09-23T22:57:18.000000Z

Indeed, public investment was born from large projects where any profit would be many years off.

fragmede · 2024-09-23T22:56:30.000000Z

I know theres this whole joke about being pre-revenue on the Silicon Valley TV show, but getting investors in order to be able to build a business which becomes profitable after goes back a long time. Like a really long time.

kevinob11 · 2024-09-23T21:41:22.000000Z

Replace salary with the thing he wants

p1esk · 2024-09-23T21:59:38.000000Z

Maybe he wants to make the world a better place?

throw_pm23 · 2024-09-23T22:57:45.000000Z

Maybe :)