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		The golden rule in starting a business today is to be benevolent, not evil (guardian.co.uk)
		11 points by jmorin007 on July 25, 2008 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

vaksel on July 26, 2008 | [–]

no its to convince people that you are benevolent, get your fair share of fans, then turn evil when noone is looking

nazgulnarsil on July 26, 2008 | [–]

I think the golden rule is make money...corporations are machiavellian. of course they want to appear benevolent, that's good for PR.

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