Melodilogy

The Manus situation is bigger than one deal. It signals a chilling message for founders - especially Chinese entrepreneurs (still in China): Some “wise men” commented on this deal and said “Choose your destiny on Day 1 — and never change your mind.” What they meant is - if you choose to start your company in China, then stick to it. If you’ve decided to go overseas, start a foreign company from day 1. That sounds reasonable. But it is fundamentally incompatible with how startups actually work. Startups pivot. Markets change. Regulations evolve. Founders adapt. Telling entrepreneurs they must decide at incorporation exactly where the company will end up — and then punishing them for changing strategy later — is absurd. That’s like saying: “If you date someone, you must know from Day 1 whether you’ll marry them. Otherwise don’t date at all.” Yes, Manus took local support, laid off the original team, and restarted elsewhere, people can debate whether that was ethical. But ethics and legality are not the same thing. If founders are no longer allowed to restructure, relocate, pivot, or rebuild without political consequences, then the message is clear: You don’t truly own what you build. That is bad for entrepreneurship. Bad for innovation. Bad for long-term trust in the startup ecosystem. The game has changed — and founders everywhere should pay attention.

冷知识。 1. 付鹏去年比特币 12 万的时候，就进入币圈卖过课，年费 1598 人民币。 2. 然而他在 24 年，自己的黄金付费课表示，看空比特币、黄金，当时黄金 2300，比特币 6 万，随即很多订阅者，闹过退款。 3. 同年底，老哥因发表长篇看空中国经济，他的账号被冻结，结果 2 年了，经济并没崩，中产也没完蛋。 4. 在这件事的几个月后，老哥辞去东北证券首席经济学家职务，声称是因病原因。 以上在联合早报、雅虎财经、彭博社，都有历史。 祝他好运。