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Re:Show HN: Net Worth Verification by jonward on Sunday January 19, 2020 @12:10AM (#22089598)
Show the world how much money you have.

Our system is built on top of the plaid api, and we don't store any of your financial credentials.

Re:Show HN: Net Worth Verification by g82918 on Sunday January 19, 2020 @02:34AM (#22090006)
Why would liquid cash be the measure. I own things which can only be valued by a reasonable VC or associate.
Re:Show HN: Net Worth Verification by jonward on Sunday January 19, 2020 @09:40AM (#22091641)
Liquid cash is the measure, because that's what we can easily measure today. Liquid cash also aligns well with the type of assets that people usually brag about. The complexity will grow with time.
Re:Show HN: Net Worth Verification by g82918 on Sunday January 19, 2020 @03:02AM (#22090094)
Dummy I am literally telling you I might spend money on your dumb service, just sell it to me.
Re:Show HN: Net Worth Verification by jonward on Sunday January 19, 2020 @09:44AM (#22091662)
Love the energy, I'd be super down to have like a 10 minute vchat with you about this. The fun thing about this service is that it really is just hiding in plain sight, its obvious but also oddly taboo in western society. People want to know how much money other people have, but don't want to share how much they themselves have.
Re:Show HN: Net Worth Verification by mister_hn on Sunday January 19, 2020 @01:26AM (#22089799)
Do you think will users share that information?
Re:Show HN: Net Worth Verification by g82918 on Sunday January 19, 2020 @02:51AM (#22090052)
So I am willing mainly as a form of social currency, a lot of women ask about money early on. I own a lot of unusual investments and some more conventional ones. I exist on my more conventional interests, and I would be silly to say no woman has wanted to know all I own.
Re:Show HN: Net Worth Verification by greenyoda on Sunday January 19, 2020 @05:15AM (#22090565)
> a lot of women ask about money early on

To me, that would be a signal to break off the relationship. If someone is only interested in me if my net worth is above a certain number, I'm not interested in them.

Re:Show HN: Net Worth Verification by zozbot234 on Sunday January 19, 2020 @09:32AM (#22091592)
Maybe they're high net-worth ladies themselves who want to make sure you won't just be mooching off from them all the time. And they aren't going to tell you that upfront, either.
Re:Show HN: Net Worth Verification by jonward on Sunday January 19, 2020 @09:38AM (#22091629)
The social currency aspect is what we are focused on right now.
Re:Show HN: Net Worth Verification by jonward on Sunday January 19, 2020 @09:39AM (#22091631)
This is the grand experiment :)