[Alleyfield]

Those aren't exactly questions I know how to phrase for Google, nor are highly published or easy to find.

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And that's exactly why no one is going to give you that information free even in a friendly community like HN.

this is literally the first hour of research I've put into this.

And in that lies the reason why the person who has the answers views your request as an insult.

Have some understanding for your fellow human being.

[coryl]

I don't particularly need definitive answers to my questions, it was really an open invitation for anyone to share if they've had any experience. Thats why the title of my post was "What do you know about stocks/securities barriers and startups?".

Actually, a person wouldn't even need to know any answers or have had experience. If they happened to come across a relevant article recently, even that would be awesome.

I'm sorry my post insulted you and your norms for social conduct. I think you should leave it to the person who "has the answers" to view my request as an insult or not.