Craig Shapiro
president at GOOD
- July 26, 2009 • 11:28 am PDT
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Long Bets was started in 2003 as a project of The Long Now Foundation which is a 501(c)(3) public education nonprofit foundation, based in California.
The website was funded through grants made by Jeff Bezos.
Two on-going bets include:
The website was funded through grants made by Jeff Bezos.
Two on-going bets include:
- By 2030 commercial passengers will routinely fly in pilotless planes - Stakes: $2000 (predicted by Craig Mundie / challenged by Eric Schmidt)
- Over a ten year period commencing on January 1, 2008, and ending on December 31, 2017, the S&P 500 will outperform a portfolio of funds of hedge funds, when performance is measured on a basis net of fees, costs and expenses - Stakes: $1,000,000 (predicted by Warren Buffett / challenged by Protege Partners LLC)
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