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Robin Hanson’s couple vs. Justin Wolfers’ s couple — [CONTRAST]

Chris F. Masse — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:50:16 +0000

- Robin Hanson and his wife maintains 2 separate bank accounts, and his wife is down to Earth.

Marriage, despite its lack of clean edges and predictable outcomes, is one of the few institutions he seems to have no interest in reforming.

- Justin Wolfers’s money is managed by his wife.

Why Tim Cook left Compaq in 1998 for Apple, even though it made little sense on paper (at the time, Apple was almost broke): He trusted his intuition just after five minutes into his interview with Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who can be very convincing when he hires. – [VIDEO]

Chris F. Masse — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:02:00 +0000

Apple COO and acting leader Tim Cook has addressed the Auburn University students at their 2011 commencement.

Tim Cook believes in precognition ( ). “Intuition has the potential to direct or redirect you in a way that is best for you.” – (8:24 into).

Tim Cook talking about Apple starting at 3:45:

REMINDER: Steve Jobs’s 2005 commencement speech at Stanford University:

Philippe Kahn: Luck has more importance for your career/startup than skills and hard work.

Chris F. Masse — Sat, 01 May 2010 09:10:33 +0000

But here’s the twist: The more you work, the luckier you become.

CrowdCast wanna hire “kick ass Ruby engineers”.

Chris F. Masse — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:58:16 +0000

I saw that on Mat Fogarty’s LinkedIn page. Contact CrowdCast, if you feel your IT ass is “kicking”.

[List of their competitors.]

A stealth prediction market company seeks a CTO.

Chris F. Masse — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:57:35 +0000

A stealth prediction market company seeks a CTO. This C-level team member will have considerable freedom to develop an already successful product. You will be compensated via a mix of cash and equity.

While we have not revealed the product to the public, we are already working with several major media companies, particularly in television and advertising.

You should have an interest in:
– Fulfilling a product vision already begun by former CTO
– Background / interest in trading or market technologies
– Expanding the product with new features of your own design
– Finding ways to integrate the product into Twitter, vice versa.
– Developing (or overseeing development of) Facebook / iPhone apps

All interested applicants encouraged to apply at stealthpm@gmail.com. We’re looking for someone who wants to hit a home run and is ready to make it happen.

Your LinkedIn group on Prediction Markets now has a job board.

Chris F. Masse — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:54:32 +0000

Companies,

You are welcome to use it to make your “help wanted” announcements.

333 members —growing every day.

CrowdCast is hiring like crazy.

Chris F. Masse — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:12:59 +0000

CrowdCast Careers:

VP Marketing
Senior Software Engineer
Support Engineer

Previously: CrowdCast = Collective Forecasting = Collective Intelligence That Predicts

Spencer Graham wants to be hired by CrowdCast as an intern.

Chris F. Masse — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:48:19 +0000

And so the unshaved Spencer Graham writes up a blog post to pump up his application.

Good luck.

P.S.: Maybe you should shave.

Previously: CrowdCast = Collective Forecasting = Collective Intelligence That Predicts

How the obsession with InTrade and BetFair’s prediction markets destroyed some careers

Chris F. Masse — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:31:06 +0000

It is an untold story on Midas Oracle.

There has been a carefully orchestrated plan to keep me out of the loop —so that I don’t report anything to you.
I have censored myself so as not to tell you what I know.

If you know anything, and want it published, contact me.

Collective forecasting startup CrowdCast is still hiring.

Chris F. Masse — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:05:29 +0000

VP of Marketing

Crowdcast is the leading provider of enterprise forecasting solutions that aggregate team intelligence to deliver dynamic and accurate forecasts. This is an exciting opportunity to join a venture funded Enterprise 2.0 startup revolutionizing corporate forecasting. Crowdcast has received favorable early press, (NYT, Economist, VentureBeat etc) and has signed many Fortune 500 customers.

As VP Marketing for Crowdcast, you will be responsible for crafting and delivering our message. This is a new product, in a new market. This position is perfect for an energetic, super-creative person who desires wide-ranging ownership of marketing activities at a fast-paced startup. The right candidate for the job is able to scale from leading strategic discussions around positioning and target marketing to rolling up sleeves to write copy and book conferences. The position reports directly to the CEO.

Previously: CrowdCast = Collective Forecasting = Collective Intelligence That Predicts