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How is anyone being exploited? You have a choice to pitch or not. It's not blackmail. It may be foolish to pitch at these events, but as far as I know, nobod
by whenisayUH 15y ago
How is anyone being exploited? You have a choice to pitch or not. It's not blackmail. It may be foolish to pitch at these events, but as far as I know, nobody is being forced into pitching or being told "you can't research this event and our track record before signing up."
- duhoang 15y agoIt's like a scam...no one is forcing you to be a victim of a scam, you just don't know better. reply
- whenisayUH 15y ago"You don't know better." If an entrepreneur is that helpless, paying-to-pitch is the least of their problems.
- evgen 15y agoSo it's better that you get your hand in their pocket before someone smarter comes along the relieve them of that burdensome wad of seed capital?
- rmc 15y agoIt's entirely possible to exploit people without holding a gun to their head (literally or figuratively).