Ponzi Scheme

topic on 3 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes

Founders My First Million Top Founders

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FOUNDERS Opinion
Kreuger's Downfall Was Pure Fraud, Not a Flawed Business Model
“Listen, this plan would and did work. It was only the lying, the falsifying of his financial statements, and being overextended that caused his downfall. That, that's why I said it's like, it's not a clear Ponzi scheme. It was working.”
David Senra May 15, 2024 ▶ 17:09 The Financial Genius Behind A Century of Wall Street Scandals: Ivar Kreuger
Coogan: Fraud operations must rapidly churn staff before employees expose scams
“It's the same thing with, like, a pyramid scheme or a Ponzi scheme. Like, you gotta, like, you gotta, like, you know, get out anyone who knows the truth and keep the blinders on everyone who's there, because as soon as one person figures it out, they're gonna …”
John Coogan Sep 19, 2023 ▶ 1:03:38 Brainstorming +$1M Business Ideas With Soylent's Co-Founder | ft. John Coogan (#496)
Harris: The Venture Capital Model Is Effectively a Ponzi Scheme
“Because that VC model is, if you were, if you're being a little bit mean about it, you'd call it a Ponzi scheme. Because people have to lose.”
Bridget Harris Sep 19, 2022 ▶ 4:07 How Bootstrapped YouCanBookMe Hit $5m using team profit sharing as internal motivation

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