"Simply put, we are in business to make money...period."

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Just in case you were wondering about your higher purpose, and the real reason you get up in the 10 degrees morning, Marc Averrit on The Deal says it's all about the exit : "While it is certainly nice to think that we are creating companies of great value that are changing the world and creating new jobs, the reality is that those are merely a means to an end. Simply put, we are in business to make money...period."

What you are building is a website, so go ahead and make money, have fun twittering away, but remember to get erikb + rakim paid.

I need money, I used to be a stick-up kid
So I think of all the devious things I did
I used to roll up, this is a hold up, ain't nuthin funny
Stop smiling, be still, don't nuthin move but the money
But now I learned to earn cos I'm righteous
I feel great! so maybe I might just
Search for a 9 to 5, if I strive
Then maybe I'll stay alive
So I walk up the street whistlin this
Feelin out of place cos, man, do I miss
A pen and a paper, a stereo, a tape of
Me and Eric B, and a nice big plate of
Fish, which is my favorite dish
But without no money it's still a wish
Cos I don't like to dream about gettin paid
So I dig into the books of the rhymes that I made
To now test to see if I got pull
Hit the studio, cos I'm paid in full