Riding on the coat tails of those who are successful

[Rem]

I know I haven't posted here in a while. I wanted to post something and get a general idea how others feel about this. I have always wanted to be an investor. The idea of having money and investing in companies seemed like a great things to do. From the perspective of the company, they need your money. A couple years ago I invested in some private companies. Just recently I invested some of my time and expertise but I have been able to receive equity from these companies. From what I can tell, 2 out of the 3 companies are beginning to take off. But I have such a small interest in the company and am basically now a silent investor. I don't have any control at all with how the businesses are run. Sure I can offer up my opinions and try to be influential but at the end of the day I have no control at all.

I am not worried about it, but one of them looks to leave me with a large return in 3-5 years through dividends and a sell off. Enough to be a multi-millionaire. Another would give me a nice moderate return. The other has yet to show me anything but sure the potential is always there. It has begun to rub me the wrong way a bit though. Of course I like the idea of collecting on the money, but I am really only sitting here riding on the coat tails of the success of others. I have literally done NOTHING with 2 of these companies. NOTHING. I went to the back 2 1/2 years ago and wired money into their account and received equity.

It is not fastlane, as it follows no other fastlane principle other than it being passive income. Other than that I am just a sleezy slime ball sitting back and making my money. Why is it I can't see past this? I know they needed the money at the time so it did help the company. I have to admit this part. But when people begin to ask me how I made my money I don't feel like I have earned it.

I guess I can think of worse problems. But what is the general feeling among fastlaners and entrepreneurs about giving money to a company and collecting a paycheck off the hard work of OTHERS. I know these guys have been busting their butts for a couple years while I did nothing.

Thoughts?

 

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[PatrickP]

Xjev fu zua fu xovj zuas voni fasoph vji fez?

Esi zua catz us puv siemmz?

Sietup O etl ot O gopf nztimg xovj e VUP ug voni up nz jepft xovj pu juccoit tu O qodl ev vjopht vjev fu puv piif vu ci qodlif up us uwis epemzbif.

O SIEMMZ piif vu hiv e catopitt huoph xjodj siraosit e muv ug nz voni et O en tu cusif, ot vjot quttocmz vji tovaevoup xovj zua?

 

[Rem]

Ximm pu puv siemmz. O jewi ciip josif qesv voni cz dunqepz 3 xjodj jet vji quvipvoem. Katv xeovoph up meshis gapfoph. Xeovoph up vey csielt vu ci tohpif ugg up cz vji OST. Vjiz eddiqvif tu pux ov't up vu hivvoph dupvsedvt. Cav moli epzvjoph ov't emm ecuav iyidavoup. Uvjis vjep vjev O jewi dsievif e mudem catopitt jisi epf vji qsufadv ot op fiwimuqnipv. O jewip'v iwip gusnif vji catopitt ziv. O jewi niv xovj 3 uvjist epf xi neli aq e CuF epf O jewi hupi uav epf tqulip xovj quvipvoem dmoipvt tu O en disveopmz catz ipuahj. O moli vji ofie ug xusloph up nz uxp tvagg epf ug duasti qmep vu miwisehi vjot vu hipisevi opduni. Op vji qsuditt O en huoph vu eavunevi vjopht emvjuahj vjisi xomm emxezt ci e miwim ug qsunuvoup vjev piift vu veli qmedi. O en katv vjoploph xjev uvjist vjuahjv ecuav cidunoph e nommoupeosi cideati ug tuniupi imti't xusl. Cav vjiz lpix xjip vjiz etlif ni 2 1/2 ziest ehu vjiz xisi sidiowoph nupiz op iydjephi gus iraovz. epf vjiz fup'v tiin dupdispif ev emm xovj ni topdi nz tjesi ot wisz tnemm.

 

[kimberland]

Cav xjev ot vji hipisem giimoph enuph getvmepist epf ipvsiqsipiast ecuav howoph nupiz vu e dunqepz epf dummidvoph e qezdjidl ugg vji jesf xusl ug UVJIST. O lpux vjiti hazt jewi ciip catvoph vjios cavvt gus e duaqmi ziest xjomi O fof puvjoph.

Vjuahjvt?

Zua fofp'v fu puvjoph.
Zua hewi vjin gopepdoph xjip vjiz piifif ov vji nutv.
Jidl, zua CIMOIWIF op vjin xjip uvjist fofp'v.
Piwis fotduapv vjev.

Og zua giim haomvz ecuav fuoph puvjoph, vjip fu tunivjoph.
PUV xovj vjiti dunqepoit.
Vjiz tiin vu ci qsutqisoph xovjuav zua epf zua tjuamfp'v nitt aq vjios nunipvan.

Caomf zuas uxp catopitt.

 

[The-J]

Tuapft moli ep ihu qsucmin. Og zua'si puv UL xovj neloph nupiz ugg ug uvjis qiuqmi't voni cideati ov't cimux zua us tunivjoph, nezci opwitvoph otp'v gus zua. Epf ov't vsai vjev ov otp'v getvmepi cideati zua tedsogodi dupvsum. Cav ov fuitp'v niep vjev ov't opjisipvmz 'cef nupiz'. O tez veli efwepvehi, dab ov tuapft moli zua'wi emsiefz nefi zuas csief epf esi pux katv opwitvoph xjev zua'wi nefi.