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Idea: Kickstarter as Venture Capital
Kickstarter‘s pretty cool. For example, their platform enables you to follow organizations seeking funding, and see the number of people invested in it. That’s great for its target audience. But to really turn loose the power of micro-angels, you have … Continue reading
Go Vote for ShareCrop
The name needs some work, but its a pretty cool project along the lines of OurHarvest. They’re in the running to land $50k to build it as part of this contest. Go vote. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
Reps. Rothman and Frelinghuysen Are Corrupt
Why don’t we call this what it is? (Emphasis mine.) Reps. Steve Rothman and Rodney Frelinghuysen got nearly $10,000 in contributions from key defense contractors in the days surrounding their votes last week to keep funding a fighter jet engine … Continue reading
Voltage Pictures = Extortionists
I had no interest in watching the movie anyway, but this unethical extortion under the guise of law on the part of the producers seals the deal. While the initial rumors said that there would be “tens of thousands” of … Continue reading
Nils Gilman on Deviant Globalization
Here is the full video. It is a must watch if you want to understand the environment within which you and yours operate. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.