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Tag Archives: Philanthropy
Globalization + Technology = Economic Progress — [VIDEO]
Peter Thiel (the sound is weak, beware):
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Conservative money is bad, and linked to greed, while liberal money is self-evidently philanthropic.
The Kochs vs. Soros: Free markets vs. state coercion.
Posted in Philanthropy, Politics
Tagged Charles Kochs, David Kochs, George Soros, Kochs, Kochs brothers, Philanthropy, Politics, US politics
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Peter Thiel: Funding intensive technologies means accepting weird, strange, and singular, ideas. – [VIDEO]
This is an addendum to my yesterday’s post on the “Audacious Optimism” event. His (excellent) point on weirdness is 2:50 into.
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Tagged billionaires, capital, enterprise, entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, entreprises, extensive technologies, Fortune, funders, funding, giving, innovation, innovators, intensive technologies, inventions, investing, investments, millionaires, Money, Peter Thiel, Philanthropy, startups, Thiel Foundation, wealth
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Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and all the “Giving Pledge” billionaires, should rather do what Peter Thiel does –go investing their cash and/or (liquidated) fortune in futuristic projects. – [VIDEO]
This morning, I wrote that I disaprove Bill Gates and Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge operation, because I rather favor billionaires investing in young startups lead by visionaries. Well, just after the publication of that post, I stumbled on the “Audacious … Continue reading
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Why I am against those billionaires pledging to “give away” the majority of their wealth
Philanthropy has a low ROI. They should rather put their money in a VC fund, and invest it in promising ventures, lead by visionaries. Addendum: WSJ UPDATE: See Peter Thiel’s “Audacious Optimism” event.
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Any philanthropist or foundation interested in using prediction markets to foster free-market philosophy understanding?
I am throwing a message-in-a-bottle to the sea, this morning. Got an interesting idea, which I will trot around in 2010. Here’s how to contact me. Thanks.
When you ask for money, you get advice. And when you ask for advice, you might get money.
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Tagged Business, entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, giving, Peter Diamandis, Philanthropy, trust, X-prizes
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