boiler room<\/a> operation. <\/p>\n “There appears to be another voice on the line, do you hear it? Oh wait, it’s gone. Could you repeat the name of your company?” <\/p>\n
— It’s Liquid Capital. Are you the Chief Financial Officer?<\/i> <\/p>\n
“Liquid Capital Corporation?” <\/p>\n
— No, Liquid Capital Management. Are you familiar with hedge funds?<\/i> <\/p>\n
“And your company’s founder’s name, is that spelled with a Y or an I?” <\/p>\n
— With an I. Are you familiar with hedge funds?<\/i> <\/p>\n
“I’m sorry, if you could just answer a few questions so I can log this call properly. You are Brian George from Liquid Capital Management. I assume your name is spelled with an I as well?” <\/p>\n
— Yes.<\/i> <\/p>\n
“Excellent. And where is your company based?” <\/p>\n
— We’re in New York City.<\/i> <\/p>\n
“Okay, and what is your phone number, in case we get disconnected?” <\/p>\n
— 646-237-4400. Are you familiar with hedge funds?<\/i> <\/p>\n
“Okay, thank you for your patience. Now, what was it you would like to talk about?” <\/p>\n
(Silence.) <\/p>\n
Apparently, Mr. George became impatient with my call logging procedure and hung up. I try calling him back, but an automated voice tells me, “We’re sorry. The party you have dialed is not accepting calls at this time.” <\/p>\n
He was calling after business hours in New York, so maybe it was some sort of emergency. Gosh, I hope he wasn’t calling about anything important. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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