The AAAI 2009 National Angels Conference will be held in Queensland

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We all know that money is usually lent to those who do not need it. It is a common banking practice and I had very little to offer in the way of collateral. In Modena, however I found a small bank named after the town’s patron saint, San Geminiano, with a different approach. From time to time they would lend on the borrower’s presumed entrepreneurial skills, rather than on his wealth and assets. I just happened to arrive at one of those times.

Enzo Ferrari
From “Le mie gioie terribili” (My Terrible Joys) 1964