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pg on July 8, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: WePay (YC S09): Innovating Where Banks Won’t

To make it hard to quit they got a dog together. It's supposed to be the company's dog, not either of theirs individually. The idea being that now the company can't go away or there's no one to take care of the dog. Increased the burn rate a little but turned out to be a net win.

apu on July 8, 2010 | [–]

I know it's not really the same situation, but this reminds me of couples who have a child to help protect/save their marriage. This usually hurts, rather than helps the marriage.

ekanes on July 9, 2010 | | [–]

True, but it's not as bad as that. In the end, if you had to, you can give away the dog to a good home with a lot less paperwork. ;)

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