During my visit with some venture capitalists the chief negotiator for their side said my 17 years (as of that date) of developing SVP had no value. That was easy for them to say. I was shocked because to me 17 years represented a significant portion of my lifetime and included an enormous number of hours of efforting/labor not to forget what SVP is is because every penny I ever earned/acquired went right back into it, directly or indirectly. Not worth anything? If time = money then what? So an hour or year of my time has no value? Am I to give all that away for nothing in return? I'm willing to invest it (or co-op it) on the chance something can be done with it but I'm hesitant to simply give it over. So maybe I have some of that which ails ordinary givers/investors - needing to protect that which I think I have and the necessity of nurturing it into something more. Maybe. It's a dilemma. On the one hand I would like to simply give it but there is that pesky car payment to make each month.... Is this fear, prudence or common sense? Ben Franklin (Poor Richard) once said "Take care of your business and it will take care of you." Pretty good advise I think. There is also in me the need/desire to see my babies survive and prosper for the good of all humanity.
Looking at standard methods of placing one's resources with an organization in exchange for paper securities is not all that unsavory. It works. Has worked and appears to be the only viable and acceptable solution. I am not the only one with assets to contribute/give/invest and many would contribute if they can see their assets would be accounted for and reasonably safe (risk assessment).
We have been learning from Keely, Russell, Cayce, Tesla and Schauberger. Each was mighty in their field. But they all suffered terribly because they did not use solid business principles. Every one of them failed in this regard. We can learn from their teachings and we can learn from their mistakes. The business world is littered with the carcasses of ideal-based mis-actions. If SVP is to survive in today's community, based in business, it must have a solid business foundation using solid business practices. I do not see any way around this. I am content with it but not satisfied with the many inherent defficiencies. There is a constant search for a better way. I don't think preservation of capital is non-spiritual. My capital/resources is part of who I am - same for anybody. For sure then by recognizing a person's contributions/capital/resources in this view is honoring them? I think so because when those investors denigrated my stuff I was offended that my work and accomplishments were being taken as worthless. There is an honoring in acknowledging all that a person is, has and has done. And for sure the so-called metaphysical community has been learning a hard lesson in demanding compensation when everyone wants to give everything away. We don't pay them because they are nice people or spiritual. We pay them because of the value we perceive we received from them. It's a dilemma we've all been wrestling with.
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