X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 1 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:01:17 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.4) with ESMTP id 1763448 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:24:05 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.66; envelope-from=petervana@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=Jz3dKtvA/DiQ7NkznDF4LNZYMliu11LFOZF5tIrNEM3bQeeQS/AP4kGrDSbigXHt; h=Received:From:To:References:In-Reply-To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Mailer:Thread-Index:Content-Language:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [70.129.34.145] (helo=PETER) by elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1H6upw-0006sq-Dz for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:23:17 -0500 From: "Peter Van Arsdale" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Pinpoint X-Original-Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:23:19 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <00ce01c739ac$2ac5e940$8051bbc0$@net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00CF_01C73979.E02B7940" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: Acc5pGVIOjBcV7uRRHiOKSEU9Ch0iQAAxXRQ Content-Language: en-us X-ELNK-Trace: 01ccb85ccd9a2f2514f7f38be4e43d6c7e972de0d01da940b249f9de6e06bd6f01583324025323a9350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 70.129.34.145 This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00CF_01C73979.E02B7940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit It's interesting to read the dialogue that is going on regarding the failure of D2A in what appears to have been a fairly typical business event. Some are trying to make the story read like a Nancy Drew novel. I have read that 3 out of 5 startup companies fail within 3 years. For those that fail, most often their assets are long gone and they owe a lot of money. We have not seen D2's books, which are probably in disarray, but I would guess that the books reflect this condition. If one were to put them in order, the quickest conclusion one would come to is that the expression, "you can't get blood from a stone", is true. All of the innuendo and insults being cast about seem to have no basis. If the owners of Pinpoint want to remain anonymous, (could it be Bill Gates and Warren Buffet?) then they have that right if allowed to by law. If Brent Regan knows that they are the owners and does not want to or cannot divulge this, that's his business. With any business that wants a big advance deposit, Caveat Emptor. Regards, Peter Van Arsdale (314) 677-4814 St. Louis ------=_NextPart_000_00CF_01C73979.E02B7940 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

It’s interesting to read the dialogue that is going = on regarding the failure of D2A in what appears to have been a fairly = typical business event.  Some are trying to make the story read like a Nancy Drew = novel.

 

I have read that 3 out of 5 startup companies fail within = 3 years.  For those that fail, most often their assets are long gone = and they owe a lot of money.  We have not seen D2’s books, which = are probably in disarray,  but I would guess that the books reflect = this condition.  If one were to put them in order, the quickest = conclusion one would come to is that the expression, “you can’t get blood = from a stone”, is true.

 

All of the innuendo and insults being cast about seem to = have no basis.  If the owners of Pinpoint want to remain anonymous, (could = it be Bill Gates and Warren Buffet?) then they have that right if allowed to = by law.  If Brent Regan knows that they are the owners and does not want to or = cannot divulge this, that’s his business.

 

With any business that wants a big advance deposit, = Caveat Emptor.

 

Regards,

 

Peter Van Arsdale

(314) 677-4814

St. Louis

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