Among the most-read columns on this site are the ones I did about what I call Unfinanced Entrepreneurs — people who ask writers or artists to create work for them on the promise of money if and when the project becomes a success. Wise and talented people — like my pal Kurt Busiek — have enough sense not to fall for these pitches. And Kurt sent me this link to the tale of someone else who was smart enough to decline such a golden opportunity.