Why Gang Members Make Wicked Entrepreneurs
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Problem is these days you could go to up to anyone and say you're from a gang too and now you're an entrepreneur. Everyone would be like "oh my god, you're amazing" because they know no better. Makes a great story, gets published. But then no one would know how or care enough to track down whether or not you were lying or not.
Point is, someone should check on his story and actually verify it.