Further to the money fixation. Has no one considered that I might have actually tried to raise money from Falcone? When I get him in a room, you can bet that I'll be trying to get the domain and some capital from him before I'll try to buy it off of him with my own cash. What do you think is more likely to be successful, a billionaire throwing down a relatively small amount of coin to invest or him hearing out an offer to acquire the domain for 5-6 figures without laughing me out of the room. We might have different values but to me 2-3 grand for a holiday and a roll of that dice is chump change.
Falcone is a punch line in Real Life. This whole story is ridiculous on many levels. If Robert Altman were alive he would remake "The Player" set in HackerNews, err, Silicon Valley.
I'm rooting for you. Great story, the only thing missing is a happy end. Keep it going - almost sad to see that the pessimists and skeptics have taken over in this discussion.
