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it's not like fundable because this isn't necessarily "for humanity". it could be a comedy show put on by a local university who can use the profits to do whatever you want. they need not be humanitarian in their profit. |
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This is not, actually, such a stupid idea.... |
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I think the word "investment" scares everyone anymore. |
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People don't invest anymore. They gamble. As a casino takes every dime you have in the slots, the market takes every dime you have in your portfolios. |
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I think there has been much confusion between the words "investment" and "speculation" of late. |
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just had a talk with one of the founders of Kiva.org (microfinancing site) and he's digging the idea of event investing! you guys may soon see a Kiva for events =) |
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I would totally do this, especially if I could do it with borrowed money, local events that would probably flop, and if I could sell my shares to somebody else at a profit before I found out. |
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But seriously, if a charity doesn't make enough money to pay back their debt, what are you going to do? Make them go into debt? It doesn't seem right. |
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//People don't invest anymore. They gamble.// |
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Maybe you should say "Investment professionals
don't invest anymore. They gamble." Regular,
sensible people still invest (especially now that
the stock market is having one of their once-a-
century half-price sales). |
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it's more like a 90% off sale, everything goes... |
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//it's more like a 90% off sale, everything goes// |
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Selected sectors are getting killed, of course, and
everything is getting hammered. But it's also
quite clear that most stock devaluation is of the
devastated - by - lack - of - customers variety, and
not in the isn't - worth - what - people - hoped
class. |
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This means that increased employment will fix
things, or, if it doesn't come fast enough, we'll all
swirl completely down the drain. In either case,
investment is not a bad move. You're either going
to get a nice return on your investment, or your
money will turn out to have been worthless. In
neither case do you lose anything that you
actually had. |
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[+]This is actually baked. You might not find it on a website via a Google search but whenever you hear about concerts, theatrical productions, or any type of live event, there are usually investors behind it. Next time you hear an ad on TV or radio, if there are multiple companies named, chances are that at least one of them is the investor that secured the venue, the artists, and any other upfront costs. Most of these events are heavily insured in case there is a low turnout due to inclimate weather or some other adversity so it is usually win-win for whoever has enough cash to float the event. |
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The idea here is investing in events through a website, not just investing in events. This is original. [+] |
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Colorclocks: I bet you $1,000 the U.S. dollar doesn't hyperinflate over the next 5 years. |
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If I were an investment banker, I'd take that bet,
even though I only have $3. If I lose, you
get all my money, but then you will have to bail
me out because I'm broke. If I win, I get $1000
dollars, but then you will have to bail me out
because the money will be worthless and I'll be
broke. If you don't bail me out, I'll crap on your
car. |
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