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> Good faith decisions go a long way, if they believe in the founder that 800k becomes an investment to be front-of-line for his next company.

Or its the cost of a lesson to stay away.

He did plan to retire so I don't think he would have needed them. It's more of a see you never type of situation.

if you read between the lines he is definitely going to start something again. some people cannot just sit on their hands.

If you read the actual lines, he said he's moving away from software and into the arts

Read again, it says "for a while". Also, he doesn't want to have to do it out of financial necessity.