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A cautionary tale

When James invented the Ballbarrow he assigned the patent to a company to manufacture and market it.  At first James had a controlling interest, but as turnover grew the company needed more investment to fund its cash flow and James was not in a position to provide funding. 

His business partners introduced more cash in return for shares and soon James found he was a minority shareholder.  Against his wishes, the majority shareholders decided to sell his invention.  There was nothing James could do about it, except learn from his mistake.

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