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>> in fairness to danny -- >> he ate the goldfish? >> yes. >> when you watched that happen? >> it was -- >> no doubt, these things do happen on wall street. they just do, and insanity happens. >> i get gordon gecko, is that what it's about really? it's about who can go the furthest? >> i think that sort of behavior isn't indemic to wall street, it's indemic to large groups of men who are drinking or doing any sort of substances in a frat house, where people -- it's the herd mentality, where people individually never do these things, you put 50, 100 in one spot, and all of a sudden, the rules o...

Furthest? >> i think that sort of behavior isn't endemic to wall street, it's endemic to large groups of men who are drinking or doing any sort of substances in a frat house, where people -- it's the herd mentality, where people individually never do these things, you put 50, 100 in one spot, and all of a sudden, the rules of behavior start to change. >> did you have a champ pan zee in the office handing out mail? >> people had pets in the office, there was an iguana, a rattlesnake, boa constrictor. >> you're saying this like it's all perfectly normal. if i came into my cnn office one day with...

>> yeah. the real life guy -- >> in the movie he represents a bunch of different characters. >> in fairness to danny -- >> he ate the goldfish? >> yes. >> when you watched that happen? >> it was -- >> no doubt, these things do happen on wall street. they just do, and insanity happens. >> i get gordon gecko, is that what it's about really? it's about who can go the furthest? >> i think that sort of behavior isn't endemic to wall street, it's endemic to large groups of men who are drinking or doing any sort of substances in a frat house, where people -- it's the herd mentality, where people indi...

>> reporter: entrepreneur david simnick understands the power of equity. >> it is ownership. >> reporter: dan dahl who co-owns with david agrees. >> when there's no physical currency given, there's no other way to value someone's time and effort. that's the only currency that you have. >> reporter: but how to value a company and how to distribute equity are tough decisions with lots of layers. the owners of the alexandria, virginia, based company had mastered making soap, and they had a social mission they were committed to. but when it came to dividing up the company, they've learned as they'...

Understands the power of equity. >> it is ownership. >> dan doll who co-owns soapbox soaps with david agrees. >> there's no physical currency given. there's no other way to value someone's time and effort. that's the only currency you have. >> but how to value a company and how to distribute equity are tough decisions with lots of layers. the owners of the alexandria,va based company have mastered bar soap, liquid hand soap and body wash and they have a social mission they were committed to. but when it came to dividing up the company, they learned as they've grown. admittedly making some mist...