# I've got $20 million to burn. Tell me why I should invest $1 million of it in your start-up.

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**Created:** [June 23, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-20-million-to-burn-tell-me-why-i-should-invest-1-million-of-it-in-your-start-up/544266 "2010-06-23T19:27:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-20-million-to-burn-tell-me-why-i-should-invest-1-million-of-it-in-your-start-up/544266/41 "2010-06-24T19:09:26Z")

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> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#):
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> Silly **Smeghead**. I was asking if you \*\*needed \*\*a grant, not being chintzy. You might have gotten TWO million smackers.

Once I have the first million, my flying monkeys will ensure ongoing financial support.

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**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-20-million-to-burn-tell-me-why-i-should-invest-1-million-of-it-in-your-start-up/544266/42 "2010-06-24T20:36:26Z")

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I want a million dollars and I have a surplus 1920’s-style Death Beam pointed at your groin right now. Is that enough of a business plan?

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