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What happens if GOOG acquires Kagi?

MichaelZuo 3y ago
I'm sure many folks, including me, would be willing to help Vlad organize a private acquisition if he suddenly had some pressing need to sell.
- IAmGraydon 3y ago
  Don’t you work for Google or is that a different Michael Zuo?
  - MichaelZuo 3y ago
    I don't, but it's possible someone else does. I signed up for HN before it was popular to include middle initials or other fancier forms for the username, I'll update my profile though.
- AndrewKemendo 3y ago
  I love the idea I challenge you to find a group of rich folks who will fund such a thing - and will not simply demand the same profits as current structures do. I just tried this with ~30 wealthy individuals/family funds that I have great relationships with and literally everyone said some form of the following: “I am not going to liquidate my current investments that are on IPO trajectory for something that by definition will not IPO, and my investments are to ensure my kids go to private school/colllege fund/etc…” You need to convince people, who currently think that the goal of making/having money is to insulate them and their families from reality, to instead choose to make/have slightly less money so that somebody else can have an easier/better experience in a way that is still concomitant with commercial transactions.
  - MichaelZuo 3y ago
    Huh, is this story a metaphor/allegory for something? Why not 'challenge' yourself if you've already done quite a bit of groundwork? Or at least the comment suggests you've already put more thought into this than me.
    - AndrewKemendo 3y ago
      I’ve already put maximum financial and personal time inputs into my particular project, which is unfortunately insufficient to get started in earnest. I need 200k to actually start what I want and currently have 5k in my bank account and a lot of mandatory overhead (kids etc). If you’re legit interested I’ll tell you all the details 1:1
      - MichaelZuo 3y ago
        Sure we can talk, DM me on twitter.
        AndrewKemendo 3y ago
        I actually can’t…Twitter charges for DMs now apparently Email me from the one in my profile
  - nonameiguess 3y ago
    This is really the ideal use case for nonprofit funding, but unfortunately, real-world wealthy donors tend to give to university football programs and getting their names on hospital buildings. Sadly, SMU near me just made a deal with the ACC to forego ten years of television revenue in exchange for being allowed into the conference in order to get an automatic playoff berth if they can win the conference. Boosters will fully fund the athletic department to make up for the shortfall of not receiving and television revenue. All that money could have gone to good, but rich people care more about their alma mater having a 1% chance rather than a 0% chance at a national championship.

I'm sure many folks, including me, would be willing to help Vlad organize a private acquisition if he suddenly had some pressing need to sell.

IAmGraydon 3y ago
Don’t you work for Google or is that a different Michael Zuo?
- MichaelZuo 3y ago
  I don't, but it's possible someone else does. I signed up for HN before it was popular to include middle initials or other fancier forms for the username, I'll update my profile though.
AndrewKemendo 3y ago
I love the idea I challenge you to find a group of rich folks who will fund such a thing - and will not simply demand the same profits as current structures do. I just tried this with ~30 wealthy individuals/family funds that I have great relationships with and literally everyone said some form of the following: “I am not going to liquidate my current investments that are on IPO trajectory for something that by definition will not IPO, and my investments are to ensure my kids go to private school/colllege fund/etc…” You need to convince people, who currently think that the goal of making/having money is to insulate them and their families from reality, to instead choose to make/have slightly less money so that somebody else can have an easier/better experience in a way that is still concomitant with commercial transactions.
- MichaelZuo 3y ago
  Huh, is this story a metaphor/allegory for something? Why not 'challenge' yourself if you've already done quite a bit of groundwork? Or at least the comment suggests you've already put more thought into this than me.
  - AndrewKemendo 3y ago
    I’ve already put maximum financial and personal time inputs into my particular project, which is unfortunately insufficient to get started in earnest. I need 200k to actually start what I want and currently have 5k in my bank account and a lot of mandatory overhead (kids etc). If you’re legit interested I’ll tell you all the details 1:1
    - MichaelZuo 3y ago
      Sure we can talk, DM me on twitter.
      - AndrewKemendo 3y ago
        I actually can’t…Twitter charges for DMs now apparently Email me from the one in my profile
- nonameiguess 3y ago
  This is really the ideal use case for nonprofit funding, but unfortunately, real-world wealthy donors tend to give to university football programs and getting their names on hospital buildings. Sadly, SMU near me just made a deal with the ACC to forego ten years of television revenue in exchange for being allowed into the conference in order to get an automatic playoff berth if they can win the conference. Boosters will fully fund the athletic department to make up for the shortfall of not receiving and television revenue. All that money could have gone to good, but rich people care more about their alma mater having a 1% chance rather than a 0% chance at a national championship.