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Simple musings 1

Giver is Smart.
Taker is not.

I had this flash that I thought I jot down before I loose it.

==GIVER==

I am thinking about money here. When somebody is giving money like say a VC, bankers, investors, vendors, management of companies or other stake holders - they act smart. They HAVE to. For if they dont ask smart questions, they will simply loose that money. It seems, for a Giver being smart is the only way to survive. The giver has to check 360degrees for the possibilities of errors and risks.

In one interpretation for example, an investor must always ask tough questions, for if the investment does not perform, he himself is to be blamed.

Asking a dozen more questions just for the heck of it, is not a bad idea. The maximum possible you know about the venture/company more safe giver is.

Conclusion: Giver to survive has to be smart - be smart, or act smart.
Caution: That does not mean you cant take a blind leap. The blind leap is one in a dozen. For the rest of the dozen - ask.

==Taker==

The Taker is not essentially smart. For, taking a holistic view, if he was smart he would be giving. That does not mean Smart people do not "Take". They do but when they do, they are usually associated with the 'Smartest Givers' i.e. 'Smartest money bags with never ending number of questions', if they are not smart enough already, they become smart just by answering the right questions. The chinks in the flamboyant theory are out in the open - safeguarding both Giver and Taker.

Undoubtedly, there is another breed of Takers. Like the ones who use their houses as ATMs. Like the ones who take profit, just a little too early. They are the ones who get short-changed every now and then, not for any mistake on thier part, but may be for the only reason they 'take' or had to 'take'.

Conclusion: Takers are safest when toughest questions storm at them and their raft is still floating at the end of the storm. Then the risk is worth 'taking'.

:) Falkor
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