"Was paid cash to attend a meeting by this small tech business who was trying to negotiate some sort of deal. They were in the fake it til you make it stage and couldn’t really afford a lawyer or a good business manager.

All I needed to do was wear a suit, bring a nice briefcase, take an occasional note, stare people on the other side in the eyes until they felt uncomfortable and remain quiet.

Then at a point where I was given a signal I said loudly to the guy leading “our side” ..””You know I think this is the biggest waste of your time and certainly mine. We should just go”. They all nod their heads, pack their stuff and walk out. We get downstairs to the cars and they hand me my cash and we part ways. Found out later they did become somewhat successful, not sure if it was from that deal or not. But they do some decent work in SoCal."

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