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Re: Conferences (continued)

ShanaC — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:18:29 -0000

no, be the central bankers. and further offer derivatives on both the companies and individuals who opt in.

Add data that second market doesn't have and can't have.

And the problem is not an API, it's building the social supports( companies plus regulators might be afraid), figuring how to create a float, but a commercial side and an investment bank side, and then convince someone that this is liquid.

Re: Conferences (continued)

andyswan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:05:02 -0000

Agree with your premise and spirit but the days of ignorant consumers are, unfortunately, far from gone. Baby steps.

Re: Conferences (continued)

kidmercury — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:53:35 -0000

you nailed it andy! a new world order of fiat currencies! but this time around it's going to be very easy to switch from one fiat currency to another. gone are the days of consumers being locked in to a perpetually depreciating currency. now, in our new world order of fiat currencies, the central bankers compete for us.

Re: Conferences (continued)

andyswan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:55:31 -0000

Shana your entire first paragraph could be in reference to any of the "G20" just as much as it is to social-web startups....it's a new world of fiat currency everywhere!

Re: Leading to great things….

andyswan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:33:44 -0000

A good point

Re: Leading to great things….

Greg4 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:32:46 -0000

I think that's perfectly legitimate from a utilitarian/realpolitik point of view. It's certainly not an unwavering commitment to ideals.

Re: Leading to great things….

andyswan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:27:46 -0000

And he held off Iran with those weapons. Perhaps we escaped with the lesser
of two evils there. We will never know for sure.

Re: A story of “launch” disaster….fast-food style

andyswan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:37:50 -0000

Ha nice

Re: Leading to great things….

andyswan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:06:27 -0000

I remain optimistic that the elites in the Senate will value their jobs
more....

Re: Selfish generousity, or the value of n+1

andyswan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:18:59 -0000

Nice

Re: Selfish generousity, or the value of n+1

andyswan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:18:25 -0000

Well that's just insulting

Re: Selfish generousity, or the value of n+1

andyswan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:35:43 -0000

Good point

Re: Selfish generousity, or the value of n+1

Douglas — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:33:55 -0000

Also: if the person most likely to order more bread eats the n+1th, perhaps he is less likely to order another round himself.

Re: Selfish generousity, or the value of n+1

andyswan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:58:15 -0000

Agreed....but in both events, n+1 is more likely to result in less bread given than n+1.

Re: Selfish generousity, or the value of n+1

andyswan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:48:54 -0000

Gotcha....probably one of your Ie5 settings :)

Re: Selfish generousity, or the value of n+1

andyswan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:47:12 -0000

I like to preemptively ask for more, become the hero of the table, and wait for the hot ones to come out, letting the original "lucky roll" at least make it back to the kitchen as he had seen so many +1s before him...

Re: Selfish generousity, or the value of n+1

andyswan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:29:17 -0000

Even better....brilliant viral marketing. "we were at dinner and the rolls were so good a fight broke out over the last one!"

Re: Selfish generousity, or the value of n+1

andyswan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:23:00 -0000

Explain the ibc disqus fear-mongering campaign!

Re: Startup Ecosystems Take Time

andyswan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:43:51 -0000

Nick....I agree with you. On the flip side of the coin though, I can tell you that NYC is an extraordinarily tough sell for people outside of the city to move into. While most of us LOVE the city, there are valid reasons for the flight from NYC's income and capital confiscation policies that are doubly impactful on those who are looking at stepping into the mess...

Re: Bricklayer or Cathedral Architect?

andyswan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:33:10 -0000

LOL

Re: Startup Ecosystems Take Time

DaveinHackensack — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:12:16 -0000

It looks like the CME does offer a bet on non farm payrolls. Just looked that up. Also makes sense that CME options in general would be more liquid, given the size of the exchange.

Re: Startup Ecosystems Take Time

kidmercury — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:31:40 -0000

there may be no substitute for the energy you speak of....but there is also no alternative to the costless awesomeness of wikipedia.

and death of distance does not mean death of team spirit; we can just do meetups from time to time. just like the central bankers do to create the alliance they need to wage war against the people!

Re: Startup Ecosystems Take Time

andyswan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:19:36 -0000

Used to agree with kidmercury and now agree with Fred.....there is no substitute for the energy CREATED from having passionate people in the same building.

It took working for one of the greatest startups of this decade for me to see first hand how big of a factor this is.

Re: Startup Ecosystems Take Time

andyswan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:13:37 -0000

Not to be a downer but for most of these bets there are far more liquid (and thus MUCH lower cost) methods to achieve the same goal using CME-traded derivatives on futures.

Re: Startup Ecosystems Take Time

andyswan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:10:23 -0000

This seems like another good point in your thesis of good capital, good companies, good investments and now "good cities" moving slowly (by today's standards)