Welcome to the 2022 Auction of New KmikeyM Shares! This is an explanation of how the auction will work. If you’re looking to submit a bid you can do that here. Background There are 100,000 shares of KmikeyM. You can check the Leaderboard to see how many of those shares are currently in the hands… Continue reading 2022 Auction of New Shares
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A virtual, fully-functional stock market that acts as a decision making engine for K. Mike Merrill, the world’s first publicly traded person.
Social Media Dark Mode
We know social media is bad for society but we use it anyway. As much as I love connecting with people, doing so in an environment that is actively harmful feels like too high a price. How should a person exist online? That is the question I put to my shareholders in April of 2022.… Continue reading Social Media Dark Mode
KmikeyM @ TEDxVienna
In October of 2021 I was able to go on stage at TEDxVienna and talk about how I became publicly traded. Thankfully they cut out the parts where I cried. I’ll write more on this later but I am excited to be able to share the video with you all!
November Challenge: Strangers
With 36% support, a clear example of why need to update the weejee voting system, the shareholders have endorsed the idea of reaching out to strangers this month. 📧 Reach Out to a Stranger – I was thinking how great it was to meet so many people at the talk in Vienna and wondered if… Continue reading November Challenge: Strangers
Do I Believe in Ghosts?
I think I saw a ghost. The problem is that I don’t believe in ghosts. At least, I don’t think I do… So I’m going to tell the story and then let you decide in a vote: 👻 Do I Believe in Ghosts? As I was driving back home to Los Angeles, CA from visiting… Continue reading Do I Believe in Ghosts?
July Challenge: Track Spending
The July Challenge was Record and Share Every Purchase which won at 33% support over “read five books” (21%) and “Go to a different LA Neighborhood every day” (15%)… so I made a spreadsheet. Then Lillian did her livestream where she talked about her finances and so I kind of invited myself on as a… Continue reading July Challenge: Track Spending
June Challenge: Wake Up At 5am
The June challenge was almost over, with the majority of votes going to “Keep fresh flowers in the house.” I was excited, Kathryn was excited, and I was already looking up the public hours for the flower market when suddenly Josh came in and ruined the whole thing. He tipped the vote to “Wake up… Continue reading June Challenge: Wake Up At 5am
Shareholder Roadshow
When a company is going to IPO they will often do a “roadshow” and make presentations on why they are a great investment to institutional investors. As a publicly traded person I am adopting a more personal version of a roadshow: a road trip. I want to meet as many shareholders as possible! Starting in… Continue reading Shareholder Roadshow
Livestream with Oh My Dollar!
✨ Special Edition Livestream with Lillian of Oh My Dollar! (and more) We’ll talk about what the market has been doing this year, how the stock market isn’t the economy, and how efficient markets really are for decisions. 📻 Here is my previous appearance on Oh My Dollar! from 2018. 📺 Lillian’s YouTube Channel Anomalily,… Continue reading Livestream with Oh My Dollar!
May Challenge: New Place Each Week
For the month of May the shareholders set a challenge of going to a new place each week*. This was a great challenge for coming out of the pandemic restrictions and pushing me to new routes and businesses. New Places Visited: Wittmore Store – Arts District I didn’t buy anything but I was in the… Continue reading May Challenge: New Place Each Week