Buying and selling shares in people

Speaking of investments, the Hustle has a write-up on a company that lets you buy and sell shares in people 🤑

Entrepreneurs and futurists are selling up to 500 hours of their time — priced at 1 hour per share — over at Human IPO.

[…] The idea is this: As the people behind the IPOs become more successful, their time will get more valuable.

Let’s say you bought 10 shares — 10 hours — of Mark Zuckerberg’s time back in 2003, before Facebook launched. Probably pretty cheap. But now that 10 hours with Zuck is worth millions.

Also from the Hustle: the fascinating story of Mike Merrill, who started selling shares in himself back in 2007.

He’s since sold 14,071 shares. Current price is $5.05 per share.