"They don't even count people, just see them as numbers to reduce/scale up."
I'm remember of when I went out for drinks with a startup consultant friend and she mentioned one founder she spoke with refer to his staff as "biological units" when addressing use of proceeds to hire additional staff.
If you read the comments on Gizmodo, there's some saying that the user base for these apps will drop off. However, the article states:
"World has already been working with Tinder and ran a pilot of the verification process in Japan. It was apparently enough of a success that Tinder will roll out the authentication method globally."
Kind of depressing. As much as I'd like to think something like this would die, let's be honest: it won't.
Your comment reminded me of this book called, "everything I want to do is illegal" [1] written by a farmer that talks about his annoyances with the US food system and how regulations favor corporate farming.
I'd also argue that some services provided by the gov't help towards GDP. An example being the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and them helping to recoup funds from scams and returning the money to victims who would then spend their money and increase the "Consumption" in GDP.
Very interesting.
I'd definitely like to hear more about your business plan and your plans moving forward. I work for a Japanese bank and help connect startups with the bank's Japanese corporate clients in the US, and Asia (and soon Europe). Many of the bank's clients are looking for solutions like this.
Happy to connect if you're interested.
I'm curious how he was able to get a Roth IRA in the first place. Apparently Roth IRA began in 1997 and there's a contribution limit if you make above a certain amount.Given that Thiel started "Thiel Capital Management" in 1996, I'm willing to bet he was above the earning limit.
I'm remember of when I went out for drinks with a startup consultant friend and she mentioned one founder she spoke with refer to his staff as "biological units" when addressing use of proceeds to hire additional staff.