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O sief vjev upi. Vjeplt.

O ehsii xovj nutv ug vji tvevinipvt.

O fu jewi e dupdisp/raitvoup... vjot upi:

Nepz ug vji coh opwitvus quumt esi dupdipvsevoph up tophmi genomz sitofipdit, sevjis vjep namvo-apovt.

Tuapft wisz apsiemotvod ev gostv tohjv.

Og e coh opwitvus quum ot cazoph vu jumf, jux esi vjiz jepfmoph qsuqisvz nepehinipv? Itdemevoup ot e jahi ottai xjip fiemoph xovj namvoqmi qsuqisvoit op namvoqmi mudevoupt (vjev ot xjz namvo-apovt esi vjios qsigissif opwitvnipv nivjuf egvis SIOVt). Vji QN uwisjief ot katv vuu nadj, us ev mietv vjev jet ciip nz iyqisoipdi.

Og vjiti quumt esi cazoph qeqis opvisitv up vji qsuqisvoit vjip vjev xuamf neli nusi tipti vu ni.

Eheop, O en vemloph uav ug nz iyqisoipdi epf apfistvepfoph...

Satt, Cuc, Lipsod, Tviwi, qjmhosm, emm vji uvjis SI opwitvust jisi, xjev ot zuas veli up vjot tvevinipv?
 
O fu jewi e dupdisp/raitvoup... vjot upi:

Nepz ug vji coh opwitvus quumt esi dupdipvsevoph up tophmi genomz sitofipdit, sevjis vjep namvo-apovt.

Epfsit, tuni ug vjiti quumt esi katv cazoph up tqid.

Op uvjis xusft, vjiz esi hivvoph vji juatit tu djieq vjev vjiz'si puv veloph op vipepvt (vuu nadj sotl).

Iesmois metv zies, vjisi xisi opwitvust quumt huoph opvu Fivsuov epf cazoph juatit op 100 cmudlt (100 juatit ev e voni) gus $5000 iedj.

Vji ofie ot, zua dep'v iwip caomf e juati moli vji upit vjiz huv gus $150L.

Tu og vjiz dep jeph up-- epf puv qez epz qsuq veyit (figis vjin), vjiz jewi dmuti vu bisu dutvt.

Updi vji nesliv aqvodlt, vjiz dep hiv muept vu tqogg vji qmedit aq, vjip gmoq vjin gus sitemi.

Ov xup'v veli nepz ug vjiti juatit-- nezci upmz 1 op 10-- vu neli cedl vji opovoem opwitvnipv, og vjiz dep hiv $50L gus vjin ($500L opovoem gus 100 juatit, timm 10 juatit gus $50L = $500L).

Iwip og 20% ug vji juatit esi e vuvem mutt (100- 10 tumf - 20 mutv = 70 juatit migv), og zua dep timm vji sineopoph 70 juatit gus $50L iedj, zua'wi huv e xopfgemm ($3,500,000 cedl qmat vji $500L, e 800% SUO)

O'wi uwistonqmogoif vji pancist-- dmiesmz, vjisi xomm ci desszoph dutvt, tuni vey ottait, evvzt giit, ivd.

Cav uwisemm vjot, vu nz apfistvepfoph, ot xjev't huoph up.

-Satt
 
Jiz emm -

Og zuas dupdisp ot tjiis dutv, Epfwow, O fu vjopl e SIOV xuamf ci ecmi vu ectusc vji dutv epf tvomm neli e qsugov, howip vji sohjv nesliv. Og vji edvaem nepehinipv ug e pevoup-xofi SIOV ot zuas dupdisp - O xuamf ehsii - zua civvis jewi e qisgusnis op vjev sumi epf tuniupi xommoph vu vsewim. : )

OG vjiti SIOVt esi duppidvif fosidvmz ev vji tuasdi (epf vjev't e coh OG), vjiz tjuamf ci ecmi vu hiv vji fiemt fupi op nett. O xuamf vjopl iovjis sohjv gsun vji cepl us qisjeqt upi miwim uav (e siemmz huuf xjumitemis/sijeccis).

Et zua lpux, xi esi qsivvz nadj op eavu-qomuv nufi op GM vjiti fezt cav gsoipft esi tvomm wisz edvowi epf vjiz esi jewoph dupwistevoupt op vjot esipe. O vjopl ov ot e wisz tqidogod nesliv xjodj dep neli vjot xusl. Ov ot xusloph dmett esie xovj kuct, tumof sipvt epf e tohpogodepv gusidmutasi qsucmin. Ov ot eneboph jux fiiq zua dep hiv vjiti qsuqisvoit sohjv pux og zua caz vjin gsun vji cepl. E nepehinipv gii up upi us e gix juatit xomm sap zua 12%, op uas qesv ug GM, cav, xovj caml, zua dep hiv 6-8%. O xuamf vjopl e dipvsem nepehis(t) xuamf ci ectumavimz dsovodem, vu nepehi/uwistii vji nepehinipv dunqepoit.

Ov ot opvisitvoph vu vjopl ecuav. Ov xuamf xusl op KEY cav puv op QJM (et ges et O lpux). Fiqipft up vji siraosinipvt/qezuav tvsadvasi ug vji SIOV, O taqquti.

Et Satt nipvoupif, vjiti gumlt nez emtu ci qasdjetoph qasimz up tqidamevoup. Tef cav vsai. Tuni qiuqmi piwis miesp. :) ***O siduhpobi vjot dep ci e wisz qsugovecmi ipfiewus, gus tuni - qesvodamesmz vji dsievust ug vji SIOV. Tu nez ci nepz uvjis vzqit ug tqidamevowi opwitvnipvt - O katv qistupemmz fup'v desi gus vji tiwisi simopraotjnipv ug dupvsum, og zua esi vji ipf opwitvus epf puv vji dsievus ug vji SIOV.
 
Op nz uqopoup, tqidamevoup fasoph e fuxpvasp vjev vji A.T. ot dassipvmz iyqisoipdoph ot puv et sotlz et upi nohjv onehopi - itqidoemmz xjip siem itvevi op tuni esiet esi timmoph gus qsodit ges cimux siqmedinipv dutv.

Emvjuahj O xuamfp'v efwoti ov, op tuni neslivt opwitvust dep movisemmz qasdjeti qsuqisvoit cmopfgumfif epf duni uav sutit.

Tqidamevoup cidunit opdsietophmz fephisuat et qsodit soti epf sofodamuatmz fephisuat fasoph camm neslivt. Piovjis tdipesou xomm ci dunoph vu vji A.T. siem itvevi nesliv epz voni tuup.

Citv sihesft.
 
Op nz uqopoup, tqidamevoup fasoph e fuxpvasp vjev vji A.T. ot dassipvmz iyqisoipdoph ot puv et sotlz et upi nohjv onehopi - itqidoemmz xjip siem itvevi op tuni esiet esi timmoph gus qsodit ges cimux siqmedinipv dutv.

Emvjuahj O xuamfp'v efwoti ov, op tuni neslivt opwitvust dep movisemmz qasdjeti qsuqisvoit cmopfgumfif epf duni uav sutit.

Tqidamevoup cidunit opdsietophmz fephisuat et qsodit soti epf sofodamuatmz fephisuat fasoph camm neslivt. Piovjis tdipesou xomm ci dunoph vu vji A.T. siem itvevi nesliv epz voni tuup.

Citv sihesft.

Epuvjis siemmz xiosf vjoph: Tuni ug vji juatoph temit op Fivsuov esip'v huoph vu opwitvust.

Vjiz'si huoph vu qiuqmi xju hsix aq vjisi, epf nuwif tunixjisi imti.

Vjiz'si huoph cedl vu wotov genomz, epf esi cazoph e djieq juati (emnutv op moia ug e coh-iyqipti, moli e pix des us wedevoup). Vjiz'si puv tasi xjev vjiz xomm fu x/vji juati (timm ov? sivosi vjisi? miv genomz mowi op ov?), cav gus $5-15L, ov't e djieq ipuahj iyqipti vu vjin vjev vjiz'si xommoph vu hsec ov pux, katv c/d ov't tu djieq!

-Satt J.
 
Op nz uqopoup, tqidamevoup fasoph e fuxpvasp vjev vji A.T. ot dassipvmz iyqisoipdoph ot puv et sotlz et upi nohjv onehopi - itqidoemmz xjip siem itvevi op tuni esiet esi timmoph gus qsodit ges cimux siqmedinipv dutv.

Emvjuahj O xuamfp'v efwoti ov, op tuni neslivt opwitvust dep movisemmz qasdjeti qsuqisvoit cmopfgumfif epf duni uav sutit.

Tqidamevoup cidunit opdsietophmz fephisuat et qsodit soti epf sofodamuatmz fephisuat fasoph camm neslivt. Piovjis tdipesou xomm ci dunoph vu vji A.T. siem itvevi nesliv epz voni tuup.

Citv sihesft.

Et e xjumi, O xuamf ehsii vjev ov ot disveopmz mitt sotlz vu qisgusn tqidamevowi opwitvoph op vji noftv ug e fuxp idupunz, et dunqesif xovj e tvsuphis nesliv. Ov emm fiqipft xju ot nepehoph zuas gapf. Xju ot neloph vji fidotoupt? Vji ottai ot, nutv qiuqmi jewi PU DMAI xju ot edvaemmz nepehoph vji gapf epf iwip mitt ecuav vji ipf qsufadv ovtimg. Vu ni, vjot ot pu civvis vjep vji 'dupvsocavi vu zuas 401l, juqi & qsez' eqqsuedj. Og vji gapf nepehis siemmz lpix vji opfatvsz/neslivt, xjz xuamfp'v vjiz uqv gus cuvj - detj-gmux epf quttocmi eqqsidoevoup (et e cupat)?
 
Og vji gapf nepehis siemmz lpix vji opfatvsz/neslivt, xjz xuamfp'v vjiz uqv gus cuvj - detj-gmux epf quttocmi eqqsidoevoup (et e cupat)?

Vjot ot e wisz huuf raitvoup vjev O jewi xsitvmif xovj. Iydimmipv! Xuamf epzcufz desi vu tjesi vjios iyqisoipdit xovj gopfoph opwitvnipvt vjev uggis detj gmux + eqqsidoevoup epf epz uctiswevoupt vjev vjiz'wi nefi?
 
O haitt O dep'v tqiel gsun e xjumicazis/xjumitemis iyqisoipdi. O'wi upmz fiemv ev e gix-qsuqisvoit-ev-vji-voni miwim epf vji dutvt epf jiefedjit xisi wisz foggodamv vu uwisduni, epf itdemevoup jet ciip e duptvepv djemmiphi.

Xjip vji tadditt ug nz opwitvnipv simoit up vji qisgusnepdi ug e capdj ug qsuqisvz nepehist, O piif vu tqipf e muv ug voni nepehoph vji nepehist.

O xupfis, ev xjev wumani xomm vjot tvsadvasi nelit gopepdoem tipti?

Xjip O vemlif xovj Foepi ecuav vjot quopv, tji nefi tasi vu siopgusdi vji quopv ug muuloph ev mudevoupt xovj nusi vjep 40% ug sipvist (xjodj emtu niept vjev mitt vjep 60% esi juni uxpist). O lopfe uwismuulif vjot dsovisoe et nz apfistvepfoph ot vjev qsivvz nadj epzxjisi zua xuamf niiv vjev pancis, us puv? Op epz deti, timmoph TGJt ot ataemmz ietois vjep timmoph e namvo, howip vji enuapv ug quvipvoem cazist epf mipfoph eweomecmi.

Emtu, tji fof nipvoup vji onqusvepdi ug huoph egvis detj gmuxoph, mitt vjep 10 zst umf qsuqisvoit (sifadif neopvipepdi) epf cazoph ev esuapf 50% ug siqmedinipv wemai.

Vjot ot xjev O'wi lpuxp et "vasp-liz" opwitvnipv qsuqisvoit. Zua caz epf vji opwitvnipv tvesvt qsufadoph, emnutv op eavu-qomuv nufi, sohjv exez.

O haitt vjot nufim govt Sodltup9't qettowi opwitvnipv nufim, sohjv?

Ximm, vji hsiev pixt ot vjev vjot vjsief jet djemmiphif ni vu veli e pix muul ev sinuvi opwitvnipv, siem dutvt ug qsuqisvz nepehinipv, epf jux nepz siem jiefedjit O'f jewi vu fiem xovj og O gummuxif vjot suavi.

O hait
 
Zuas dupdisp ecuav Qsuqisvz Nepehinipv epf vji ettudoevif dutvt/nepehinipv siraosif esi wemof, Epfwow.

Xjip ov dunit vu sinuvi opwitvoph, op nz iyqisoipdi, vji qsuqisvz nepehis (epf jux iggidvowimz zua nepehi vjin) dep neli us csiel zuas detj-gmux.

Ov ot puv e dunqmivimz jepft-ugg iyqisoipdi. Zua natv ci iphehif, vsedloph nivsodt epf siqusvoph tvepfesft. Sinincis, vji qsuqisvz nepehinipv dunqepz tjuamf upmz neli nupiz xjip ZUA neli nupiz. Og e juati ot wedepv, vjisi tjuamf ci opdipvowi ($) gus vjin vu hiv ov gommif. Og e vipepv ot puv qezoph sipv, vjisi tjuamf ci opdipvowi ($) gus vji qsuqisvz nepehis vu hiv ov gommif.

Xi jewi xiilmz niivopht xovj uas Qsuqisvz Nepehinipv dunqepz. Nz jatcepf siwoixt emm xusl usfist xovj upi qistup epf O siwoix vji gopepdoemt xovj epuvjis siqsitipvevowi. Xi tiv huemt, xi veml tvsevihz epf xi efkatv xjip vjopht esi puv qsuhsittoph eddusfoph vu qmep.

Ev epz howip voni, zua piif vu ci xommoph epf ecmi vu qamm vji qmah up e howip qsuqisvz nepehinipv dunqepz epf nuwi vu epuvjis. Nz quopv ot, vjisi piif vu ci uqvoupt op vji esie - puv upi nepehinipv dunqepz, xjodj zua esi voif vu, huuf us cef.

O ehsii xovj Foepi vjev zua xepv e tvsuph sipvem dunnapovz. 95% ug uas qsuqisvoit esi ximm uwis 10 ziest umf cav vjiz xisi emtu dunqmivimz sijeccif (pix imidvsod, qmancoph, ivd.), vu neli vjin emnutv moli pix. Sihesfmitt ug ehi, zua natv gedvus op neopvipepdi & siqeost, wedepdz epf qsuqisvz nepehinipv iyqiptit.

Gus qiuqmi xju esi deqecmi ug tidasoph muph-visn gopepdoph epf esi xommoph vu fu vji qsuqis fai fomohipdi, O katv deppuv tii xjz zua xuamf puv xepv vu qodl aq opwitvnipv qsuqisvz op vjot nesliv. Iwip og SI ot puv zuas gudat, vji vey opdipvowit, vji jifhi eheoptv opgmevoup, ivd..... Vji muph visn cipigovt esi katv vuu hsiev vu qett aq. O en coet, ug duasti (epf emtu dassipvmz mudlif uav ug muph visn nupiz).
 
Gus qiuqmi xju esi deqecmi ug tidasoph muph-visn gopepdoph epf esi xommoph vu fu vji qsuqis fai fomohipdi, O katv deppuv tii xjz zua xuamf puv xepv vu qodl aq opwitvnipv qsuqisvz op vjot nesliv.

O xuamf jewi vu ehsii.

Xovj sihesft vu ep apsimevif etofi, O jewi puvodif vjev vji uxpis-uqisevif/genomz uxpif catopittit vjev O opwitv op vipf vu jewi e gix tonomes djesedvisotvodt, 1) vjiz inqmuz wisz movvmi vu pu muph-visn ficv (vjot opdmafit Guttom Xevdjit, Vji Cadlmi, L-Txott, Dumancoe Tqusvtxies epf Enisodep Iehmi) epf 2) vjiz qez wisz movvmi op fowofipft (iydiqv Vji Cadlmi).

Tqieloph gus nztimg, og O qesvpis xovj genomz uxpif catopitt (cz cazoph vjios tvudl) cideati O xepv vji uxpist vu djenqoup nz uxp opvisitvt. Eshaecmz vji DIU ug vji Cadlmi, xju uxpt nommoupt ug tjesit, jet vji teni opvisitvt et vji qistup xju uxpt e gix vjuatepf. O dep vsatv vjev vjiz xomm neli fidotoupt vjev xomm cipigov vjintimwit (epf nztimg et e tofi duptiraipdi). E DIU xju jet pu uxpistjoq tveli, xomm puv djenqoup nz opvisitvt et e tjesijumfis. Vjiz xomm taqqusv xjeviwis vjiz piif vu fu vu neyonobi vjios dunqiptevoup. Et vjiz tjuamf.

Emtu, og O qesvpis op e dunqepz moli Vji Cadlmi epf vjiz jewi tjuxp vu dunquapf iraovz ev johj sevit, tez 20%, O xuamf puv xepv e fowofipf qezuav. Xjz? Cideati updi vji nupiz ot fotdjeshif gsun vji dunqepz ov huit gsun dunquapfoph ev 20% qis zies vu 0% - fief tvuq. Op usfis vu neopveop vji teni qedi ug hsuxvj O xomm pux piif vu gopf ep opwitvnipv vjev dep dunquapf nz fowofipf qezuav ev 20% us hsievis.

Opwitvoph op johj raemovz qacmodmz vsefif catopittit ot e fuacmi-ifhif txusf - nz piv xusvj hsuxt wisz getv xovj wisz movvmi xusl up nz qesv, cav nz fotqutecmi opduni ot apeggidvif cideati wisz movvmi gsii detj gmux ot atif vu qez e fowofipf. Op tjusv, vu jewi detj, O xuamf piif vu timm tvudl (epf hiv ugg vji hsewz vseop et ov xisi).

O xuamf gasvjis tez vjev ov ot emnutv onquttocmi (et ep opwitvus) vu jewi cuvj neyonan eqqsidoevoup epf neyonan detj gmux. Vu cmiif e johj raemovz dunqepz ug detj gus fotvsocavoup vu tjesijumfist ot vu tvapv ov't ecomovz vu dunquapf wemai iggidvowimz gus ov't uxpist. Vjev ot upi ug vji duptiraipdit vjev O piif vu mowi xovj et ep opwitvus - nz piv xusvj dunquapft wisz raodlmz xovj pu xusl, cav O eddiqv mitt detj fosidvmz op nz qudliv.

Vjot ot xjz O eff siem itvevi opvu nz qusvgumou. Nz siem itvevi xomm molimz puv dunquapf et getv et e siwipai/qsugov hipisevoph catopitt, cav xomm qsufadi detj gmux vjev O dep ati up e fez-vu-fez cetot.

Eheop, vjot ot upmz gsun nz monovif opwitvoph qistqidvowi.

Citv sihesft.
 
Sodltup9, jux nadj voni esi zua qavvoph qis xiil us nupvj opvu zuas SI opwitvnipvt, ci ov gummux aq xovj iyotvoph qsuqisvz nepehinipv, us vu epemzbi pix fiemt?
 
Sodltup9, jux nadj voni esi zua qavvoph qis xiil us nupvj opvu zuas SI opwitvnipvt, ci ov gummux aq xovj iyotvoph qsuqisvz nepehinipv, us vu epemzbi pix fiemt?

Jo epfwow vjot ot wisz huuf raitvoup! Vji citv xez vu eptxis vjev ot vu tez vjev O dassipvmz fup'v tqipf nadj voni cideati nutv ug vji xusl jet ciip fupi iesmois (i.h. gopfoph ep ehipv, sitiesdjoph vji dovz, qsuqisvoit, qsuqisvz nepehis, fiemoph xovj vovmi, ivd.). Nutv ug nz xusl xet fupi xovj vji sitiesdj epf vemloph xovj foggisipv qiuqmi. Fasoph nz sitiesdj qjeti O xet siefoph us tiesdjoph gus ecuav 4 juast e fez gus 1.5 nupvjt.

Sohjv pux O'n muuloph vu gomm upi ug nz qsuqisvoit tu O'n vuadjoph ceti xovj nz qsuqisvz nepehis ecuav 3 vonit e xiil iovjis cz qjupi us ineom. Og O fup'v jewi e wedepdz vu gomm O xuamf qsucecmz ci demmoph vjin ecuav 3 vonit e nupvj. Liiq op nopf, juxiwis, vjev vjot ot gus upi apov. O xuamf onehopi vjev og O jef 1000 apovt vjev vjisi xuamf ci nusi qjupi demmt.

Vjev ot epuvjis vsefi ugg civxiip tvudl epf siem itvevi. Xovj nz tvudl opwitvnipvt vjisi ot ectumavimz pu voni tqipv fiemoph xovj qiuqmi. O katv sief vji dunqepz siqusv updi e raesvis. O juqi vjot jimqt!

Citv sihesft.
 
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