Tag Archives: founder

Robin Hanson’s buddy in the Silicon Valley strikes it rich.

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- PowerSet sold to the Evil Empire for $100 million. – UPDATE: Interview. UPDATE: ValleyWag. – Barney Pell, then an “Enterpreneur In Residence” for a VC, co-founded PowerSet and became its first CEO —and then moved on to another position … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Exchanges & Markets, History | Tagged AI Lab, artificial intelligence, Barney Pell, first CEO, founder, Microsoft, NASA Ames Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Plum, PowerSet, prediction markets, Professor, Robin Hanson, USD | 2 Comments

Australian billionaire James Packer, who owns 50% of BetFair Australia (thru PBL), has quit the Church of Scientology.

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

The Sydney Morning Herald: However, observers suggest Mr Packer’s expanding casino empire has presented issues difficult to reconcile with Scientologist beliefs. Scientology’s founder, the science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard, denounced gambling. “An obsessive gambler is a psychotic just like … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Ethics | Tagged BetFair Australia, Church of Scientology, founder, Gambling, James Packer, L. Ron Hubbard, PBL, Sydney Morning Herald, the science fiction author, The Sydney Morning Herald | Leave a comment

Pikum — A new kind of betting game created and played between friends

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Pikum — A new kind of betting game created and played between friends Have you ever competed with friends on sporting knowledge? Ever made a bet with them on the result of a sporting event? Enjoy playing the office sweepstake … Continue reading →

Posted in Betting | Tagged Alderney, Betting, First Lady, founder, France, Gibraltar, Pikum, Pikum Worldwide Limited, social network, Sports, sports agents, sports talking heads | 3 Comments

WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg is my hero and so he should be yours.

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Interview – MP4 file Pay attention about what he says on giving away things (free software) and how to monetize that. This 24-year-old CEO is a wise man. Your browser does not support JavaScript. This media can be viewed at … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Information Technology | Tagged CEO, founder, free software, JavaScript, Matt Mullenweg, WordPress, WordPress Founder | Leave a comment

How political prediction markets save lives

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Emile Servan-Schreiber

Over the years there has been a lot of talk in this community about how prediction markets could be “socially valuable”. The discussion has often focused on the value of the information and/or predictions that the markets could generate, especially … Continue reading →

Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Exchanges & Markets, Psychology | Tagged event derivative markets, event derivatives, founder, Hanson, Justin Wolfers, Martin Seligman, Positive Psychology, prediction markets, Psychology, Super Tuesday, U. Penn campus | 2 Comments

Great podcasts on information technology

Posted on November 26, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Random Bits Podcasts – Among others: Matt Mullenweg, WordPress Founder Alex King, Designer, Developer, WordPress Guru Craig Newmark, Craigslist Founder, Community Builder, Entrepreneur plus many more… Alex King’s advice to companies: Don’t let the person who writes the press releases … Continue reading →

Posted in Information Technology | Tagged Alex King, Builder, Craig Newmark, Craigslist, designer, entrepreneur, founder, Information Technology, KING, Matt Mullenweg, podcasts, WordPress, WordPress Founder | Leave a comment

Are serial entrepreneurs the best to start up brand-new prediction exchanges or prediction software companies?

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Don’t we put too much into the “serial entrepreneur” myth? #1. The founder of RedFin believes that serial entrepreneurs are likely to do worse, not better, than start-up newbies. Guy Kawasaki agrees. #2. Google’s Melissa Mayer was on CNBC to … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Entrepreneurship | Tagged founder, Google, Guy Kawasaki, Melissa Mayer, prediction software, RedFin, serial entrepreneur, serial entrepreneurs, VCs | 1 Comment

Meet John Nafeh, the HedgeStreet brain.

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

HedgeStreet: Dr. John Nafeh – Director John Nafeh is the Founder of HedgeStreet. He combined his expertise in decision analysis and risk management, his experience guiding Internet-related start-ups, and his vision of an Internet-based mass market for risk-hedging financial instruments … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets, Finance, People | Tagged Apple Computer, database software, Director, Ford Aerospace, founder, General Electric, HedgeStreet, Internet-based mass market, John Nafeh, Managing Director, Mississippi, Pareto Partners, prediction markets, risk management, Stanford University, venture capital fund | Leave a comment

BetFair results for the year 2007

Posted on October 30, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

The Sporting Exchange (BetFair Group) – The BetFair 2007 Annual Review = 2007 Results (ending April 30, 2007) – (PDF file) – 2007 revenue: Â£185,933,000 2007 group revenue: Â£181,928,000 2007 gross profit: Â£143,207,000 2007 EBITDA: Â£31,968,000 2007 profit: Â£19,388,000 — … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Exchanges & Markets | Tagged Australia, Bet Angel, BetFair Group, CEO, David Yu, Edward Wray, founder, GBP, Malta, New York Stock Exchange, Niall O'Connor, non-executive chairman, order-entry software, prediction markets, Steve Roman, United Kingdom, United States | Leave a comment

The Gambit Special Interest Group

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Via betting market expert Niall O’Connor, The Gambit Special Interest Group: Gambit is destined to be intellectual playground for all those in the gaming, gambling and gamebling [???] industries. Initiated by Cass Business School’s Executive MBA alumni, Gareth Wong, founder … Continue reading →

Posted in Events & Meetings, Resources - References | Tagged Cass Business School, chairman, chosen network, executive, founder, GamBond, Gareth Wong, Niall O'Connor, technology professions, The Gambit Special Interest Group | Leave a comment