In 2008 I launched a market and sold shares in myself. I also asked my shareholders for advice, and they voted with the power of the shares they had bought, giving me a clear course of action whenever I was unsure of something.
The project is called KmikeyM, which is an abbreviation of K. Michael Merrill and the username I have always used online. (please note the capitalization, the “m” of mikey is lowercase).