As rat race jobs go, mine is intellectually rewarding in many ways.

Filled me intellectually. 

The venture capital model assumes the promoter or inventor brings value to the transaction for example, because the inventor has contributed intellectual capital of some type.

(okay, to be intellectually honest that's not true, but it is disproportionately likely that someone who "absolutely has to be in the place tomorrow" or even the following week" is a hot mess. 

I want to know your thoughts about something that I realize is a sensitive subject in our present day and challenges my own industry.Call it career suicide, but I offer no apologies for opening this discussion because I'm hopeful that it will spark some interesting ideas amidst what I know is an intellectual group of people.If I'm wrong about anything in the post, PLEASE speak up, and tell me.

Reeds says that would only be true "if the tax rate were 100%" Reed is either a complete idiot or he's being intellectually dishonest.

But yeah people assume scientists and intellectuals are dull.

Enjoy sharing the intellectual worth with people.

I think back on a lot of my sellers and a good % of them would have a hard time grasping this intellectually IE would fly right over their heads..

So, unless we know where you are, the advice you get may be even worse than it can be and unlikely you'll get the best advice.I'm known for posting in what many see as a condescending tone, not really meant that way all the time, as I consider the intellectual aspects of the question and associate that to experience levels of a poster.