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No Wedding Gifts, Please; Just Fund My Startup

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(Newser) – A Silicon Valley couple has forsaken a traditional wedding registry for venture capital, Gawker reports. “The World's First Start-up Wedding Registry” doesn’t ask guests for appliances or candlesticks; instead, they can give enough to “feed an outsourced engineer for a day” or pay a month’s worth of utilities for the couple’s startup, Aboomba. What better gift than a slim shot at Internet superwealth?

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youngblood
Aug 27, 09 2:51 PM CDT
Classless! Reply
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odowd80
Aug 27, 09 2:54 PM CDT
This is a great idea. Who needs a bunch more domestic junk? Most people have all that stuff already. What's wrong with asking for something that can have a real impact on their lives? Reply
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youngblood
Aug 27, 09 4:21 PM CDT
I think I'll ask my girlfriend to get marry so we can get some quick cash too! Reply
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emilywsussman.net
Aug 27, 09 6:12 PM CDT
Hmm. Maybe I'll get married after all. Reply
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Fondue
Aug 27, 09 6:24 PM CDT
I guess this is one way to keep shareholders out of your business. Genius if you think about it. Reply
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