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I attended a similar industry event in 2006 called HedgeStock[1], for hedge funds and the various remora fish that feed off them. It was a very strange and quit
by scrumper 8y ago
I attended a similar industry event in 2006 called HedgeStock[1], for hedge funds and the various remora fish that feed off them. It was a very strange and quite unpleasant experience. Most of the attendees' firms were severely damaged if not destroyed in 2008.
This seems similar.
Pride does seem to come before a fall.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5059232.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5059232.stm
- jstandard 8y agoThis brings me back. While I didn't attend HedgeStock, I used to post on the Albourne Village forums of the "conference" organizer. They had a points system which I found a way to game, accumulating enough points to buy a Hedge Stock calendar. "strange" and "unpleasant" were thoughts that ran through mine and my coworkers heads as we paged through the calendar. For WeWork the vegan, hippy vibe seems part of their culture. I had a harder time reconciling that type of atmosphere applied to the investment management industry.
- scrumper 8y agoAh yes, Albourne Village. I vaguely remember their website having an actual village metaphor for navigation - I guess it was just close enough to the '90s :)