Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Hedgehog alert

Advice from David Wighton, Business Editor of The Times

1 Do not invest in a company with a whimsical name (except Google). Erinaceous sounds like a homeopathic remedy but actually means like or pertaining to a hedgehog. The founders [of the company now in administration] say they chose it because they have always liked hedgehogs

2 Do not invest in a company whose founders say they have always liked hedgehogs

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