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Mark Twain invested in all sorts of crazy startups. If he was alive today, he'd probably be a billionaire, but he was way ahead of his time. https://www.newyor
by pdog 7y ago
Mark Twain invested in all sorts of crazy startups. If he was alive today, he'd probably be a billionaire, but he was way ahead of his time.
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/how-mark-twain-tried-to-get-rich-quick-again-and-again/ https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/how-mark-twain-t...
- wyxuan 7y agoThe original masayoshi son. Anyway, I thought he invested a ton in this startup for movable type though.I wasn't aware that he invested in other startups as well
- eaguyhn 7y agoHe also talked a struggling U.S. Grant into writing an autobiography which Twain then published. This basically saved Grant's family economically. (Grant's autobiography is a great book, btw)
- Synaesthesia 7y agoHe was also an anti-imperialist and protested eg the US occupation of Philippines. (These writings aren’t well known). I’d like to think if he was alive today he’d be a dissident.
- webwielder2 7y agoHe was financially ruined by his investments. Are you saying it’s a lot easier today to fail upwards as an investor?