The Millionaires
“Gillian says. “You think dad invented something?”
“Oh, he definitely invented something,” I say, my voice already racing down the mountain. “And from the looks of it, he was up to something big.”
“What’re you talking about?” Charlie asks.
I once again wave the creased paper through the air. “Read the other signature on the contract.”
He grabs my wrist to hold it steady. Agreed to and signed—Brandt T. Katkin—Chief Strategist, Five Points Capital. “Who’s Brandt Katkin?” Charlie as...ks.
“Forget Katkin—I’m talking about Five Points Capital. With a name like that and a letter like this, I’ll bet you my boxers it’s a VC.”
“VC?” Gillian asks.
“Venture capital,” I explain. “They lend money to new companies… get entrepreneurs rolling by investing in their ideas. Anyway, when a venture capital firm signs a nondisclosure agreement—trust me on this one—we’re talking pocketfuls of cash on the line.”MoreLess
“Oh, he definitely invented something,” I say, my voice already racing down the mountain. “And from the looks of it, he was up to something big.”
“What’re you talking about?” Charlie asks.
I once again wave the creased paper through the air. “Read the other signature on the contract.”
He grabs my wrist to hold it steady. Agreed to and signed—Brandt T. Katkin—Chief Strategist, Five Points Capital. “Who’s Brandt Katkin?” Charlie as...ks.
“Forget Katkin—I’m talking about Five Points Capital. With a name like that and a letter like this, I’ll bet you my boxers it’s a VC.”
“VC?” Gillian asks.
“Venture capital,” I explain. “They lend money to new companies… get entrepreneurs rolling by investing in their ideas. Anyway, when a venture capital firm signs a nondisclosure agreement—trust me on this one—we’re talking pocketfuls of cash on the line.”MoreLess
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