Am I reading this wrong or is his defense essentially: &quot;This person is smart and has told me they could do this thing, so i funded it. If it ends up not being possible, I&#x27;d fund them again because they are smart and driven&quot;.<p>So you want to fund people who are essentially scamming you? Is being a smart and driven huckster better than being a smart and driven person who also doesn&#x27;t need to make things up.