Is he controlling or simply navigating the ship?
I mean he created the ship, he is the captain. Is it really bad to have a captain? Should he do like many other and give fake direction or faking navigating?
I'm here since the beginning of Gulden... you tell me what he actually does in the development process... I can't tell. He just came up with the idea and sits on a bag of money... coding is done by others in South Africa.
He actually came up with the idea to build a ship. Then he got a bunch of people together to think of a way to build it. Then he gave even more people the idea that if they invested their money in it they could actually participate in the project. Once he made sure he had all the cash safely in his pocket and the ship was ready enough to set sail he kicked everyone off that even thought to be able to discuss the course. He only kept those on board who would blindly do as they are told, because he obviously could not handle the ship all by himself.
Every once in a while some of the people on board get restless asking themselves if the ship is going in the right direction. They see the "Captain" avoiding every route they like because he hates to encounter whales. If one of those people dare to put this up for discussion, he get's thrown into the ocean.
It is really a perspective thing. You can see it as you see it or see it as measures which maybe had to be made.
About the money being made, I think a lot made money on Gulden. If Rijk had only money in mind, he would have been long gone.
We will see if the decision were the right ones!
If the ship is not ready to sail off why would you decide to leave the shore. There is no point in making deals with whales. where do you start and wheredo u end. You know it will backfire. Honestly, if you have long term goals you can not start granting whales special treatements.