stock round. (JAC)

Buy only the stock needed to start up that company this round. If you do not
have enough money to start a company this round, buy no stock. All stock will
have negative return (since they generate no revenue) the first round, so you
are going to be taking a loss. In general, never buy stock in any opponent
startup the same round it is started, since it will generate negative return.
(JAC)
It's all very well holding back, but you should be aware that in the second
round good stock may not be available in the desired quantity, and that having
a cash mountain at the end of SDR1 will cause the priority for the 3rd round to
be, probably, to your left. This is the wrong place for it! Also, stock
probably won't be any cheaper to buy in SDR2 than it was in SDR1. (ST)

Don't count on help floating a company - you WON'T get it! (NB)

C&SL is a bit of a turkey - if you float it early, you need to have C&L
private to have any chance, but the station markers it gets are nice so it is
quite viable later, play it aggressively - break into an existing route and
slap down some station markers (NB)

B&M is similar, NYC & NYNH can effectively shut it out of the nice routes, the
lack of station markers is also part of the problem, it is only viable as a
'support' company for another (floated late for $100) or supported by NYC or
NYNH. (NB)

When buying companies, try to get ones that 'link up' so track building etc.
is faster. E.g. C&O and PPR, C&O and Erie, NYNH & NYC, etc (NB)

Our gaming group considers CPR & B&M to be the worst startups. But as is
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