On: Y Combinator’s Paul Graham On The $150K Per Start-...

[huherto]

I wish, it was like a mutual fund.

I would happily put let's say $10,000 that will give me a .17% share of the total 40 companies.

[bigbang → huherto]

Thats an excellent idea. A startup could be made out of that. Sort of "private" stock market open to public? I'm sure this has already come up, but why can't there be a private unregulated "stock market", just as individual lending(as opposed taking a traditional loan) is possible eg: LendingTree

[Retric → bigbang]

Regulation. There has been a huge number of scams based around selling stock so the amount of regulation has grown over time.

PS: Invest in wonderful Iowa beach front property.