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maxent · 2013-03-28 · Original thread
The idea of selling equity in oneself is the topic of a great book (written in 2000) called "Future Wealth" by Chris Meyer and Stan Davis:

http://www.amazon.com/Future-Wealth-Stan-Davis/dp/1565113942

David Bowie sold bonds backed by his IP in 1997:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_bond

The book talks about equity being a logical next step and about the value of being able to diversify and distribute risk. I think there is definitely one possible future where this is very common. It probably starts with athletes and celebrities - as you can see, this guy has gotten a terrible valuation (for several reasons).

For years, I have been talking myself out of starting a company that serves as an exchange for people selling equity in themselves. It is inevitable that someone tries this because the crowd-funding industry is so sexy. It will be an interesting experiment, but I'm not sure the effects on society will be net desirable. At its best, it would give people the ability to sell a fraction of themselves for some up-front cash and give them the ability to take bigger risks in the projects they do. Anyway, if you want to talk more about this, hit me up.

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