Monthly Archives: March 2009

“One of the things I always tell startups…”

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Paul Graham Truly interesting —do read, and do bookmark. Via our good friend Nigel Eccles of HubDub. And with a small thought to Kansas-lover Adam Siegel (of Inkling Markets)… who pocketed Graham’s $$$.

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Finally, an MBA in the field of enterprise prediction markets

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

A guy named “Matt Shore”, just hired by Xpree CrowdCast. We will see whether hiring “the best and the brightest” makes a difference. Addendum: And finally, they move onto a WordPress blog. The Inkling guys are the only left with … Continue reading →

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Google rewards those who take part in web conversations about (enterprise) prediction markets.

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Scanning the results for the query on “prediction markets”, I see that, focusing on the software vendors and prediction market consultants incorporated after the 2003–2004 starting point (hence, excluding pioneer NewsFutures), Inkling Markets is ranked much higher than Consensus Point. … Continue reading →

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It is not about Midas Oracle… It is about taking part of the conversation about (enterprise) prediction markets on the Web.

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

As an addendum of my recent post, let me clarify something. I was not talking about posting or commenting on Midas Oracle. I was talking, more generally, about prediction market consultants issuing statements (posted anywhere on the Web, and linked … Continue reading →

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Will Larry Kudlow run for the US Senate in 2010?

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Chris F. Masse
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Russia to default on debts on/before 31 Dec 2009

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How far will the Dow fall before the end of 2009?

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Denmark to announce their intention to adopt Euro as national currency on/before 31 Dec 2010

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I am not the only one to ask the tough questions.

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Chris F. Masse
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The prediction market consultants who matter —and the others who don’t

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Who are the prediction market consultants who took part of the conversation prompted by the publication of the devastating story by The Economist? – Adam Siegel of Inkling Markets – Mat Fogarty of CrowdCast – George Tziralis of AskMarkets – … Continue reading →

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