He does have to turn a profit on what he's buying. You want spot price? Oddly enough, in California and maybe other states, a pawn shop will give you spot price.
Remarkable that it's 2025 and laptop sleep/suspend still doesn't work right on linux. I think the first time I encountered this was probably 15 years ago now?
I don't think you can lose with HBS. If you want to talk scaling and on speak eye to eye with VC's and don't think entrepreneurship is a lottery, then a business school always makes sense. This comes with a but... BUT only if you plan to lead or scale your enterprise. It's only what I see from the outside so far, since I'm just getting ready to dip my toes. Ideas are ideas, everyone has one, like a netherhole. The ability to execute is the determining factor.