A new venture caught my eye this weekend, in a story of four tech-entrepreneur siblings who are in the process of raising money from investors. But this is no ordinary fundraising round. Rather than selling shares in a conventional company, the Libermans are selling shares in themselves.If this idea strikes you as uncomfortably reminiscent of times when it was commonplace for people to be traded as assets, I’m right there with you. But sinister as it may sound, it is worth remembering that the Libermans are doing this of their own volition. Furthermore, they believe that what they call a “People Company” — which they hope to float on the stock exchange — will not only benefit them financially: it could also “stem 21st-century inequality”.
最近有一个新的创业项目引起了我的注意，这是一个关于四个身为科技创业者的兄弟姐妹的故事，他们正在向投资者筹集资金。但这不是普通的融资轮。利伯曼(Liberman)一家的兄弟姐妹不是在出售一家传统公司的股份，而是以他们自己为标的来发股。