How Wizards of the Coast distributed equity as a startup

Re:How Wizards of the Coast distributed equity as a startup by baddox on Thursday October 23, 2014 @02:54AM (#8496985)

Do you actually have a model for cults, warparties, or pirate crews? The reason the phrase "model a startup as a market" even makes sense is that reasonably well-accepted and well-defined models do exist for markets.

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Re:How Wizards of the Coast distributed equity as a startup by Qworg on Thursday October 23, 2014 @10:09AM (#8498173)

Certainly. Most of these are arguments for why people would make irrational decisions that break market models.

Cult: A singular leader or small group of leaders convince people who are looking for something to believe in/want to change the world of their worldview. The followers are willing to make non-optimal decisions in order to be a part of something greater/be close to the leader(s).

Warparties: A leader/small group of leaders convinces a group of people who are looking for something to believe in that they're on a holy mission: kill X. The followers are willing to make non-optimal decisions in order to be a part of something greater/be close to the leader(s).

Pirate Crew: A leader/small group of leaders convince a small group of people that they're special - and that they're going to work together to make a ton of cash. This is not necessarily true. The followers are willing to make non-optimal decisions in order to be a part of something greater/be close to the leader(s).

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