Marcus called to say the offer was $40,000. "Take it or leave it," he said. "You don't have that kind of time." I hung up and sat in my car for twenty minutes.
I called my accountant. She said the IP alone was worth four times that. Marcus knew — he'd had the same valuation done himself. I found that out from the accountant he'd fired the week before.
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