Comment on Elizabeth Holmes' partner raises millions for new biotech testing startupparentComments−nothercastle1yAt the ceo level fraud is a large part of the field. Just think of all the PE firms itching to hire a good fraudster−xeonmc1ySo you mean that fraud is a part of the qualification?−nothercastle1yAnd the job, in cases like this the bet is that you are getting at in at the top of a pyramid scheme and you will get out before it collapses. It’s not a terrible bet if you are self aware and cognizant of that.−iancmceachern1yWhat about the others in the pyramid? Are they aware and cognizant of it? Is it theft if they arent?−nothercastle1yHard to draw the line between fraudster and victim sometimes isn’t it−iancmceachern1yIt's like that Greatful Dead song lyric "Am I the victim or the crime "
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At the ceo level fraud is a large part of the field. Just think of all the PE firms itching to hire a good fraudster
So you mean that fraud is a part of the qualification?
And the job, in cases like this the bet is that you are getting at in at the top of a pyramid scheme and you will get out before it collapses. It’s not a terrible bet if you are self aware and cognizant of that.
What about the others in the pyramid? Are they aware and cognizant of it? Is it theft if they arent?
Hard to draw the line between fraudster and victim sometimes isn’t it
It's like that Greatful Dead song lyric "Am I the victim or the crime "