Can Something Be Too Good To Be True?

Have you ever told someone a real story and the reply was “It’s too good to be true?” Come to think of it, I haven’t with a sole recent exception. Recently I went to a meeting for Boston entrepreneurs/founders of companies. In discussing my company with one of the venture capital people at the meeting I was told that a deal that I had negotiated for Zoe Foods was too good to be true.

For some reason, this comment keeps coming back to me along with all of its philosophical and dire implications… the deal really isn’t real, there’s some sinister legal language that even after crafting the document hand-in-hand with my attorney for three months that I missed, or maybe even that I signed a deal with the devil and just don’t know it yet.

Since I don’t believe that any of these three scenarios are true, I’m going to stick with my story - we got a good deal because we’re actually a good company since Zoe Foods mission is to make a difference in people’s lives with great-tasting, good-for-you foods.

Have you ever found something too good to be true? After 43 years, I am happy to say that my life is too good to be true, and it truly is.