Tag Archives: X-prizes

Peter Diamandis’s X Prize Foundation, founded in 1996 to usher in an era of private space flight, has brought a new era of innovation through competition along with it.

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

“In 1997, the total value of philanthropic prizes with purses of $100,000 or more was roughly $74 million. Today that number is $315 million.“

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McKinsey on the X Prizes

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

“Well designed prizes carry a strong element of theater that makes them newsworthy and media friendly. This messaging and brand-building potential is attractive to corporations looking to burnish their image or wealthy donors seeking to signal their arrival.” PDF file … Continue reading →

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When you ask for money, you get advice. And when you ask for advice, you might get money.

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Chris F. Masse
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Odyssey Moon = the first Google Lunar X Prize competitor

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Odyssey Moon is the first team to complete registration for the $30M Google Lunar X PRIZE competition. The company made its first public debut on December 6th at the Space Investment Summit in San Jose, California, unveiling its plans to … Continue reading →

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INTRADE-TRADESPORTS OPENS A FIVE-YEAR LONG, SOCIALLY VALUABLE PREDICTION MARKET.

Posted on September 15, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

The Google Lunar X Prize to be won on/before 31 December 2012 @ InTrade This contract will settle (expire) at 100 ($10.00) if the Google Lunar X Prize is won before 11:59:59pm ET on December 31st, 2012. The contract will … Continue reading →

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X Prizes for Prediction Markets

Posted on September 14, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

We need a foundation, built after the X Prize foundation (which is the news today because Google has donated to the Lunar X Prize), that would give out financial compensations to the best traders participating on play-money prediction markets for … Continue reading →

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