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Table of Links Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Mathematical Arguments 3 Outline and Preview 4 Calvo Framework and 4.1 Household’s Problem 4.2 Preferences 4.3 Household Equilibrium Conditions 4.4 Price-Setting Problem 4.5 Nominal Equilibrium Conditions 4.6 Real Equilibrium Conditions and 4.7 Shocks 4.8 Recursive Equilibrium 5 Existing Solutions 5.1 Singular Phillips Curve 5.2 Persistence and Policy Puzzles 5.3 Two Comparison Models 5.4 Lucas Critique 6 Stochastic Equilibrium and 6.1 Ergodic Theory and Random Dynamical Systems 6.2 Equilibrium Construction 6.3 Literature Comparison 6.4 Equilibrium Analysis 7 General Linearized Phillips Curve 7.1 Slope Coefficients 7.2 Error Coefficients 8 Existence Results and 8.1 Main Results 8.2 Key Proofs 8.3 Discussion 9 Bifurcation Analysis 9.1 Analytic Aspects 9.2 Algebraic Aspects (I) Singularities and Covers 9.3 Algebraic Aspects (II) Homology 9.4 Algebraic Aspects (III) Schemes 9.5 Wider Economic Interpretations 10 Econometric and Theoretical Implications and 10.1 Identification and Trade-offs 10.2 Econometric Duality 10.3 Coefficient Properties 10.4 Microeconomic Interpretation 11 Policy Rule 12 Conclusions and References Appendices A Proof of Theorem 2 and A.1 Proof of Part (i) A.2 Behaviour of ∆ A.3 Proof Part (iii) B Proofs from Section 4 and B.1 Individual Product Demand (4.2) B.2 Flexible Price Equilibrium and ZINSS (4.4) B.3 Price Dispersion (4.5) B.4 Cost Minimization (4.6) and (10.4) B.5 Consolidation (4.8) C Proofs from Section 5, and C.1 Puzzles, Policy and Persistence C.2 Extending No Persistence D Stochastic Equilibrium and D.1 Non-Stochastic Equilibrium D.2 Profits and Long-Run Growth E Slopes and Eigenvalues and E.1 Slope Coefficients E.2 Linearized DSGE Solution E.3 Eigenvalue Conditions E.4 Rouche’s Theorem Conditions F Abstract Algebra and F.1 Homology Groups F.2 Basic Categories F.3 De Rham Cohomology F.4 Marginal Costs and Inflation G Further Keynesian Models and G.1 Taylor Pricing G.2 Calvo Wage Phillips Curve G.3 Unconventional Policy Settings H Empirical Robustness and H.1 Parameter Selection H.2 Phillips Curve I Additional Evidence and I.1 Other Structural Parameters I.2 Lucas Critique I.3 Trend Inflation Volatility 4 Calvo Framework This section lays out the principal model used throughout the paper featuring Calvo pricing and a Taylor rule. The assumptions concerning error terms present throughout the paper are discussed. The section winds up with a crucial finite dimensional characterization of the system. 4.1 Household’s Problem This part lays out the households optimization problem that underpins the demand side of the economy. There is a single representative household[20] that chooses consumption C and labor supply L, so as to maximize the following objective function subject to the budget constraint There is a unit continuum of firms. Π(i) is profit from an individual firm i given by Note in a stochastic environment firms need not make the same profits even with a symmetric equilibrium. Since when price rigidity is introduced, firms with the same demand curve will charge different prices, depending on when they last re-optimized and can therefore make different levels of profit.[21] The budget constraint states that the uses for nominal income (consumption and saving) must be equal to the sources of income (wealth, labor and dividend income). Finally, there are two constraints The first is a bond market clearing condition. It is simplification designed to allow me to ignore the effect of government spending or debt management. It is not important at this stage because the analysis focuses on limiting cases where, without nominal frictions, Ricardian equivalence ensures that debt levels do not matter (Barro [1974]). The second is a transversality condition. It is necessary for a well-defined optimization problem. It forces the household to honor their debts. Otherwise they would seek to borrow an unbounded amount and never repay. Giglio et al. [2016] provides model-independent support. Author:
(1) David Staines. This paper is available on arxiv under CC 4.0 license. [20] You may be surprised with a model where the world is organized into one happy family. It simplifies the dynamic exposition. Werning [2016] provides useful aggregation results, however none survive a full stochastic setting. The bifurcation analysis, the backbone of the Phillips curve, goes through without reference to a specific Euler. [21] In fact non-resetters need not have positive profit expectations or even a non-negative stock price, although, I will show this does not apply in our quantitative setting. Alternatively, one could swerve around this problem by imagining there are a continuum of households who each own one firm and an efficient long-term insurance market with contracts set arbitrarily far back in the past (so that there is no conditioning on pricing history). In this case the market will absorb all idiosyncratic risk associated with non-optimal price setting behavior. Table of Links Abstract Abstract 1 Introduction 1 Introduction 2 Mathematical Arguments 2 Mathematical Arguments 3 Outline and Preview 3 Outline and Preview 4 Calvo Framework and 4.1 Household’s Problem 4 Calvo Framework and 4.1 Household’s Problem 4.2 Preferences 4.2 Preferences 4.3 Household Equilibrium Conditions 4.3 Household Equilibrium Conditions 4.4 Price-Setting Problem 4.4 Price-Setting Problem 4.5 Nominal Equilibrium Conditions 4.5 Nominal Equilibrium Conditions 4.6 Real Equilibrium Conditions and 4.7 Shocks 4.6 Real Equilibrium Conditions and 4.7 Shocks 4.8 Recursive Equilibrium 4.8 Recursive Equilibrium 5 Existing Solutions 5 Existing Solutions 5.1 Singular Phillips Curve 5.1 Singular Phillips Curve 5.2 Persistence and Policy Puzzles 5.2 Persistence and Policy Puzzles 5.3 Two Comparison Models 5.3 Two Comparison Models 5.4 Lucas Critique 5.4 Lucas Critique 6 Stochastic Equilibrium and 6.1 Ergodic Theory and Random Dynamical Systems 6 Stochastic Equilibrium and 6.1 Ergodic Theory and Random Dynamical Systems 6.2 Equilibrium Construction 6.2 Equilibrium Construction 6.3 Literature Comparison 6.3 Literature Comparison 6.4 Equilibrium Analysis 6.4 Equilibrium Analysis 7 General Linearized Phillips Curve 7 General Linearized Phillips Curve 7.1 Slope Coefficients 7.1 Slope Coefficients 7.2 Error Coefficients 7.2 Error Coefficients 8 Existence Results and 8.1 Main Results 8 Existence Results and 8.1 Main Results 8.2 Key Proofs 8.2 Key Proofs 8.3 Discussion 8.3 Discussion 9 Bifurcation Analysis 9 Bifurcation Analysis 9.1 Analytic Aspects 9.1 Analytic Aspects 9.2 Algebraic Aspects (I) Singularities and Covers 9.2 Algebraic Aspects (I) Singularities and Covers 9.3 Algebraic Aspects (II) Homology 9.3 Algebraic Aspects (II) Homology 9.4 Algebraic Aspects (III) Schemes 9.4 Algebraic Aspects (III) Schemes 9.5 Wider Economic Interpretations 9.5 Wider Economic Interpretations 10 Econometric and Theoretical Implications and 10.1 Identification and Trade-offs 10 Econometric and Theoretical Implications and 10.1 Identification and Trade-offs 10.2 Econometric Duality 10.2 Econometric Duality 10.3 Coefficient Properties 10.3 Coefficient Properties 10.4 Microeconomic Interpretation 10.4 Microeconomic Interpretation 11 Policy Rule 11 Policy Rule 12 Conclusions and References 12 Conclusions and References Appendices Appendices A Proof of Theorem 2 and A.1 Proof of Part (i) A Proof of Theorem 2 and A.1 Proof of Part (i) A.2 Behaviour of ∆ A.2 Behaviour of ∆ A.3 Proof Part (iii) A.3 Proof Part (iii) B Proofs from Section 4 and B.1 Individual Product Demand (4.2) B Proofs from Section 4 and B.1 Individual Product Demand (4.2) B.2 Flexible Price Equilibrium and ZINSS (4.4) B.2 Flexible Price Equilibrium and ZINSS (4.4) B.3 Price Dispersion (4.5) B.3 Price Dispersion (4.5) B.4 Cost Minimization (4.6) and (10.4) B.4 Cost Minimization (4.6) and (10.4) B.5 Consolidation (4.8) B.5 Consolidation (4.8) C Proofs from Section 5, and C.1 Puzzles, Policy and Persistence C Proofs from Section 5, and C.1 Puzzles, Policy and Persistence C.2 Extending No Persistence C.2 Extending No Persistence D Stochastic Equilibrium and D.1 Non-Stochastic Equilibrium D Stochastic Equilibrium and D.1 Non-Stochastic Equilibrium D.2 Profits and Long-Run Growth D.2 Profits and Long-Run Growth E Slopes and Eigenvalues and E.1 Slope Coefficients E Slopes and Eigenvalues and E.1 Slope Coefficients E.2 Linearized DSGE Solution E.2 Linearized DSGE Solution E.3 Eigenvalue Conditions E.3 Eigenvalue Conditions E.4 Rouche’s Theorem Conditions E.4 Rouche’s Theorem Conditions F Abstract Algebra and F.1 Homology Groups F Abstract Algebra and F.1 Homology Groups F.2 Basic Categories F.2 Basic Categories F.3 De Rham Cohomology F.3 De Rham Cohomology F.4 Marginal Costs and Inflation F.4 Marginal Costs and Inflation G Further Keynesian Models and G.1 Taylor Pricing G Further Keynesian Models and G.1 Taylor Pricing G.2 Calvo Wage Phillips Curve G.2 Calvo Wage Phillips Curve G.3 Unconventional Policy Settings G.3 Unconventional Policy Settings H Empirical Robustness and H.1 Parameter Selection H Empirical Robustness and H.1 Parameter Selection H.2 Phillips Curve H.2 Phillips Curve I Additional Evidence and I.1 Other Structural Parameters I Additional Evidence and I.1 Other Structural Parameters I.2 Lucas Critique I.2 Lucas Critique I.3 Trend Inflation Volatility I.3 Trend Inflation Volatility 4 Calvo Framework This section lays out the principal model used throughout the paper featuring Calvo pricing and a Taylor rule. The assumptions concerning error terms present throughout the paper are discussed. The section winds up with a crucial finite dimensional characterization of the system. 4.1 Household’s Problem This part lays out the households optimization problem that underpins the demand side of the economy. There is a single representative household[20] that chooses consumption C and labor supply L , so as to maximize the following objective function C L subject to the budget constraint There is a unit continuum of firms. Π( i ) is profit from an individual firm i given by i i Note in a stochastic environment firms need not make the same profits even with a symmetric equilibrium. Since when price rigidity is introduced, firms with the same demand curve will charge different prices, depending on when they last re-optimized and can therefore make different levels of profit.[21] The budget constraint states that the uses for nominal income (consumption and saving) must be equal to the sources of income (wealth, labor and dividend income). Finally, there are two constraints The first is a bond market clearing condition. It is simplification designed to allow me to ignore the effect of government spending or debt management. It is not important at this stage because the analysis focuses on limiting cases where, without nominal frictions, Ricardian equivalence ensures that debt levels do not matter (Barro [1974]). The second is a transversality condition. It is necessary for a well-defined optimization problem. It forces the household to honor their debts. Otherwise they would seek to borrow an unbounded amount and never repay. Giglio et al. [2016] provides model-independent support. Author: (1) David Staines. Author: Author: (1) David Staines. This paper is available on arxiv under CC 4.0 license. This paper is available on arxiv under CC 4.0 license. available on arxiv [20] You may be surprised with a model where the world is organized into one happy family. It simplifies the dynamic exposition. Werning [2016] provides useful aggregation results, however none survive a full stochastic setting. The bifurcation analysis, the backbone of the Phillips curve, goes through without reference to a specific Euler. [21] In fact non-resetters need not have positive profit expectations or even a non-negative stock price, although, I will show this does not apply in our quantitative setting. Alternatively, one could swerve around this problem by imagining there are a continuum of households who each own one firm and an efficient long-term insurance market with contracts set arbitrarily far back in the past (so that there is no conditioning on pricing history). In this case the market will absorb all idiosyncratic risk associated with non-optimal price setting behavior.

The Impact of Calvo Pricing and the Taylor Rule on Economic Modeling and Household Behavior

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The Count of Monte Cristo,by Alexandre Dumas, père is part of . You can jump to any chapter in this book here: . Volume One, Chapter 1: Marseille --The Arrival HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series [LINK TO TABLE OF LINK] Chapter 1. Marseilles—The Arrival On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples. As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the Château d’If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgiou and Rion island. Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with spectators; it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship, like the Pharaon, has been built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocee docks, and belongs to an owner of the city. The ship drew on and had safely passed the strait, which some volcanic shock has made between the Calasareigne and Jaros islands; had doubled Pomègue, and approached the harbor under topsails, jib, and spanker, but so slowly and sedately that the idlers, with that instinct which is the forerunner of evil, asked one another what misfortune could have happened on board. However, those experienced in navigation saw plainly that if any accident had occurred, it was not to the vessel herself, for she bore down with all the evidence of being skilfully handled, the anchor a-cockbill, the jib-boom guys already eased off, and standing by the side of the pilot, who was steering the Pharaon towards the narrow entrance of the inner port, was a young man, who, with activity and vigilant eye, watched every motion of the ship, and repeated each direction of the pilot. The vague disquietude which prevailed among the spectators had so much affected one of the crowd that he did not await the arrival of the vessel in harbor, but jumping into a small skiff, desired to be pulled alongside the Pharaon, which he reached as she rounded into La Réserve basin. When the young man on board saw this person approach, he left his station by the pilot, and, hat in hand, leaned over the ship’s bulwarks. He was a fine, tall, slim young fellow of eighteen or twenty, with black eyes, and hair as dark as a raven’s wing; and his whole appearance bespoke that calmness and resolution peculiar to men accustomed from their cradle to contend with danger. “Ah, is it you, Dantès?” cried the man in the skiff. “What’s the matter? and why have you such an air of sadness aboard?” “A great misfortune, M. Morrel,” replied the young man, “a great misfortune, for me especially! Off Civita Vecchia we lost our brave Captain Leclere.” “And the cargo?” inquired the owner, eagerly. “Is all safe, M. Morrel; and I think you will be satisfied on that head. But poor Captain Leclere——” “What happened to him?” asked the owner, with an air of considerable resignation. “What happened to the worthy captain?” “He died.” “Fell into the sea?” “No, sir, he died of brain-fever in dreadful agony.” Then turning to the crew, he said, “Bear a hand there, to take in sail!” All hands obeyed, and at once the eight or ten seamen who composed the crew, sprang to their respective stations at the spanker brails and outhaul, topsail sheets and halyards, the jib downhaul, and the topsail clewlines and buntlines. The young sailor gave a look to see that his orders were promptly and accurately obeyed, and then turned again to the owner. “And how did this misfortune occur?” inquired the latter, resuming the interrupted conversation. “Alas, sir, in the most unexpected manner. After a long talk with the harbor-master, Captain Leclere left Naples greatly disturbed in mind. In twenty-four hours he was attacked by a fever, and died three days afterwards. We performed the usual burial service, and he is at his rest, sewn up in his hammock with a thirty-six-pound shot at his head and his heels, off El Giglio island. We bring to his widow his sword and cross of honor. It was worth while, truly,” added the young man with a melancholy smile, “to make war against the English for ten years, and to die in his bed at last, like everybody else.” “Why, you see, Edmond,” replied the owner, who appeared more comforted at every moment, “we are all mortal, and the old must make way for the young. If not, why, there would be no promotion; and since you assure me that the cargo——” “Is all safe and sound, M. Morrel, take my word for it; and I advise you not to take 25,000 francs for the profits of the voyage.” Then, as they were just passing the Round Tower, the young man shouted: “Stand by there to lower the topsails and jib; brail up the spanker!” The order was executed as promptly as it would have been on board a man-of-war. “Let go—and clue up!” At this last command all the sails were lowered, and the vessel moved almost imperceptibly onwards. “Now, if you will come on board, M. Morrel,” said Dantès, observing the owner’s impatience, “here is your supercargo, M. Danglars, coming out of his cabin, who will furnish you with every particular. As for me, I must look after the anchoring, and dress the ship in mourning.” The owner did not wait for a second invitation. He seized a rope which Dantès flung to him, and with an activity that would have done credit to a sailor, climbed up the side of the ship, while the young man, going to his task, left the conversation to Danglars, who now came towards the owner. He was a man of twenty-five or twenty-six years of age, of unprepossessing countenance, obsequious to his superiors, insolent to his subordinates; and this, in addition to his position as responsible agent on board, which is always obnoxious to the sailors, made him as much disliked by the crew as Edmond Dantès was beloved by them. “Well, M. Morrel,” said Danglars, “you have heard of the misfortune that has befallen us?” “Yes—yes: poor Captain Leclere! He was a brave and an honest man.” “And a first-rate seaman, one who had seen long and honorable service, as became a man charged with the interests of a house so important as that of Morrel & Son,” replied Danglars. “But,” replied the owner, glancing after Dantès, who was watching the anchoring of his vessel, “it seems to me that a sailor needs not be so old as you say, Danglars, to understand his business, for our friend Edmond seems to understand it thoroughly, and not to require instruction from anyone.” “Yes,” said Danglars, darting at Edmond a look gleaming with hate. “Yes, he is young, and youth is invariably self-confident. Scarcely was the captain’s breath out of his body when he assumed the command without consulting anyone, and he caused us to lose a day and a half at the Island of Elba, instead of making for Marseilles direct.” “As to taking command of the vessel,” replied Morrel, “that was his duty as captain’s mate; as to losing a day and a half off the Island of Elba, he was wrong, unless the vessel needed repairs.” “The vessel was in as good condition as I am, and as, I hope you are, M. Morrel, and this day and a half was lost from pure whim, for the pleasure of going ashore, and nothing else.” “Dantès,” said the shipowner, turning towards the young man, “come this way!” “In a moment, sir,” answered Dantès, “and I’m with you.” Then calling to the crew, he said, “Let go!” The anchor was instantly dropped, and the chain ran rattling through the port-hole. Dantès continued at his post in spite of the presence of the pilot, until this manœuvre was completed, and then he added, “Half-mast the colors, and square the yards!” “You see,” said Danglars, “he fancies himself captain already, upon my word.” “And so, in fact, he is,” said the owner. “Except your signature and your partner’s, M. Morrel.” “And why should he not have this?” asked the owner; “he is young, it is true, but he seems to me a thorough seaman, and of full experience.” A cloud passed over Danglars’ brow. “Your pardon, M. Morrel,” said Dantès, approaching, “the vessel now rides at anchor, and I am at your service. You hailed me, I think?” Danglars retreated a step or two. “I wished to inquire why you stopped at the Island of Elba?” “I do not know, sir; it was to fulfil the last instructions of Captain Leclere, who, when dying, gave me a packet for Marshal Bertrand.” “Then did you see him, Edmond?” “Who?” “The marshal.” “Yes.” Morrel looked around him, and then, drawing Dantès on one side, he said suddenly— “And how is the emperor?” “Very well, as far as I could judge from the sight of him.” “You saw the emperor, then?” “He entered the marshal’s apartment while I was there.” “And you spoke to him?” “Why, it was he who spoke to me, sir,” said Dantès, with a smile. “And what did he say to you?” “Asked me questions about the vessel, the time she left Marseilles, the course she had taken, and what was her cargo. I believe, if she had not been laden, and I had been her master, he would have bought her. But I told him I was only mate, and that she belonged to the firm of Morrel & Son. ‘Ah, yes,’ he said, ‘I know them. The Morrels have been shipowners from father to son; and there was a Morrel who served in the same regiment with me when I was in garrison at Valence.’” “Pardieu! and that is true!” cried the owner, greatly delighted. “And that was Policar Morrel, my uncle, who was afterwards a captain. Dantès, you must tell my uncle that the emperor remembered him, and you will see it will bring tears into the old soldier’s eyes. Come, come,” continued he, patting Edmond’s shoulder kindly, “you did very right, Dantès, to follow Captain Leclere’s instructions, and touch at Elba, although if it were known that you had conveyed a packet to the marshal, and had conversed with the emperor, it might bring you into trouble.” “How could that bring me into trouble, sir?” asked Dantès; “for I did not even know of what I was the bearer; and the emperor merely made such inquiries as he would of the first comer. But, pardon me, here are the health officers and the customs inspectors coming alongside.” And the young man went to the gangway. As he departed, Danglars approached, and said,— “Well, it appears that he has given you satisfactory reasons for his landing at Porto-Ferrajo?” “Yes, most satisfactory, my dear Danglars.” “Well, so much the better,” said the supercargo; “for it is not pleasant to think that a comrade has not done his duty.” “Dantès has done his,” replied the owner, “and that is not saying much. It was Captain Leclere who gave orders for this delay.” “Talking of Captain Leclere, has not Dantès given you a letter from him?” “To me?—no—was there one?” “I believe that, besides the packet, Captain Leclere confided a letter to his care.” “Of what packet are you speaking, Danglars?” “Why, that which Dantès left at Porto-Ferrajo.” “How do you know he had a packet to leave at Porto-Ferrajo?” Danglars turned very red. “I was passing close to the door of the captain’s cabin, which was half open, and I saw him give the packet and letter to Dantès.” “He did not speak to me of it,” replied the shipowner; “but if there be any letter he will give it to me.” Danglars reflected for a moment. “Then, M. Morrel, I beg of you,” said he, “not to say a word to Dantès on the subject. I may have been mistaken.” At this moment the young man returned; Danglars withdrew. “Well, my dear Dantès, are you now free?” inquired the owner. “Yes, sir.” “You have not been long detained.” “No. I gave the custom-house officers a copy of our bill of lading; and as to the other papers, they sent a man off with the pilot, to whom I gave them.” “Then you have nothing more to do here?” “No—everything is all right now.” “Then you can come and dine with me?” “I really must ask you to excuse me, M. Morrel. My first visit is due to my father, though I am not the less grateful for the honor you have done me.” “Right, Dantès, quite right. I always knew you were a good son.” “And,” inquired Dantès, with some hesitation, “do you know how my father is?” “Well, I believe, my dear Edmond, though I have not seen him lately.” “Yes, he likes to keep himself shut up in his little room.” “That proves, at least, that he has wanted for nothing during your absence.” Dantès smiled. “My father is proud, sir, and if he had not a meal left, I doubt if he would have asked anything from anyone, except from Heaven.” “Well, then, after this first visit has been made we shall count on you.” “I must again excuse myself, M. Morrel, for after this first visit has been paid I have another which I am most anxious to pay.” “True, Dantès, I forgot that there was at the Catalans someone who expects you no less impatiently than your father—the lovely Mercédès.” Dantès blushed. “Ah, ha,” said the shipowner, “I am not in the least surprised, for she has been to me three times, inquiring if there were any news of the Pharaon. Peste! Edmond, you have a very handsome mistress!” “She is not my mistress,” replied the young sailor, gravely; “she is my betrothed.” “Sometimes one and the same thing,” said Morrel, with a smile. “Not with us, sir,” replied Dantès. “Well, well, my dear Edmond,” continued the owner, “don’t let me detain you. You have managed my affairs so well that I ought to allow you all the time you require for your own. Do you want any money?” “No, sir; I have all my pay to take—nearly three months’ wages.” “You are a careful fellow, Edmond.” “Say I have a poor father, sir.” “Yes, yes, I know how good a son you are, so now hasten away to see your father. I have a son too, and I should be very wroth with those who detained him from me after a three months’ voyage.” “Then I have your leave, sir?” “Yes, if you have nothing more to say to me.” “Nothing.” “Captain Leclere did not, before he died, give you a letter for me?” “He was unable to write, sir. But that reminds me that I must ask your leave of absence for some days.” “To get married?” “Yes, first, and then to go to Paris.” “Very good; have what time you require, Dantès. It will take quite six weeks to unload the cargo, and we cannot get you ready for sea until three months after that; only be back again in three months, for the Pharaon,” added the owner, patting the young sailor on the back, “cannot sail without her captain.” “Without her captain!” cried Dantès, his eyes sparkling with animation; “pray mind what you say, for you are touching on the most secret wishes of my heart. Is it really your intention to make me captain of the Pharaon?” “If I were sole owner we’d shake hands on it now, my dear Dantès, and call it settled; but I have a partner, and you know the Italian proverb—Chi ha compagno ha padrone—‘He who has a partner has a master.’ But the thing is at least half done, as you have one out of two votes. Rely on me to procure you the other; I will do my best.” “Ah, M. Morrel,” exclaimed the young seaman, with tears in his eyes, and grasping the owner’s hand, “M. Morrel, I thank you in the name of my father and of Mercédès.” “That’s all right, Edmond. There’s a providence that watches over the deserving. Go to your father; go and see Mercédès, and afterwards come to me.” “Shall I row you ashore?” “No, thank you; I shall remain and look over the accounts with Danglars. Have you been satisfied with him this voyage?” “That is according to the sense you attach to the question, sir. Do you mean is he a good comrade? No, for I think he never liked me since the day when I was silly enough, after a little quarrel we had, to propose to him to stop for ten minutes at the island of Monte Cristo to settle the dispute—a proposition which I was wrong to suggest, and he quite right to refuse. If you mean as responsible agent when you ask me the question, I believe there is nothing to say against him, and that you will be content with the way in which he has performed his duty.” “But tell me, Dantès, if you had command of the Pharaon should you be glad to see Danglars remain?” “Captain or mate, M. Morrel, I shall always have the greatest respect for those who possess the owners’ confidence.” “That’s right, that’s right, Dantès! I see you are a thoroughly good fellow, and will detain you no longer. Go, for I see how impatient you are.” “Then I have leave?” “Go, I tell you.” “May I have the use of your skiff?” “Certainly.” “Then, for the present, M. Morrel, farewell, and a thousand thanks!” “I hope soon to see you again, my dear Edmond. Good luck to you.” The young sailor jumped into the skiff, and sat down in the stern sheets, with the order that he be put ashore at La Canebière. The two oarsmen bent to their work, and the little boat glided away as rapidly as possible in the midst of the thousand vessels which choke up the narrow way which leads between the two rows of ships from the mouth of the harbor to the Quai d’Orléans. The shipowner, smiling, followed him with his eyes until he saw him spring out on the quay and disappear in the midst of the throng, which from five o’clock in the morning until nine o’clock at night, swarms in the famous street of La Canebière,—a street of which the modern Phocéens are so proud that they say with all the gravity in the world, and with that accent which gives so much character to what is said, “If Paris had La Canebière, Paris would be a second Marseilles.” On turning round the owner saw Danglars behind him, apparently awaiting orders, but in reality also watching the young sailor,—but there was a great difference in the expression of the two men who thus followed the movements of Edmond Dantès. About HackerNoon Book Series: We bring you the most important technical, scientific, and insightful public domain books. This book is part of the public domain. . Urbana, Illinois: Project Gutenberg. Retrieved April 2022, from Dumas, Alexandre. 2022. The Count of the Monte-Cristo https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1184/1184-h/1184-h.htm#linkC2HCH0001 This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at , located at . www.gutenberg.org https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html

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By Micah Rosenbloom , Managing Partner We’ve written a number of stories about the , , and that , but implementing this idea of “efficient entrepreneurship” can be difficult. Early stage startups are frantically trying to figure out how to get traction while established startups feel locked into a burn rate and a course of action. dangers of raising too much venture capital demonstrating that raising more money doesn’t make startups more successful $100M exits are worth celebrating It might be a useful exercise for founders to think of themselves as auteurs rather than entrepreneurs. Filmmakers and founders are both creative professionals, but directors have to contend with a world where capital is a fixed sum, not a seemingly endless stream. Directors must have a vision for their product, a rough understanding of what it would cost to realize that vision, and then execute within those constraints. Contrast that to startup founders who always have the possibility of raising another round of funding. Strict limitations for filmmakers have led to slew of indie projects, made on shoe-string budgets by unknown creators, that go on to rival star-studded Hollywood blockbusters. For instance: This list is far from exhaustive and doesn’t include movies like Slumdog Millionaire and The Kings Speech which had $15M+ budgets and mid-nine-figure grosses, due in part to better known stars and directors. These are career making projects that put stars, and catchphrases, on the map. All were made — at most — with a series A level of funding. What makes these low-budget films so successful? There seem to be a few common themes: Target underserved niches Schlocky horror movies don’t win Academy Awards, but they are consistently profitable and represent half the movies in this sampe. In the startup world, raised $4M to focus on a SaaS tools for a relatively small group of life science companies and have been rewarded with a $5B market cap. Veeva Embraced Constraints The creators of didn’t have many resources. Still, the movie’s high concept made up for the lack of star power. Compare that to entrepreneur, Jon Oringer was a software engineer by trade and a hobbyist photographer. He didn’t have easy access to venture capital but he combined his hobby and academic training to build Shutterstock, a $2B company without raising any outside funding. Paranormal Activity Prove Creative Marketing Wins took advantage of a nascent online population to sow doubt about it’s reality. , currently valued at $5.5B, was founded by a pair of broke college students. They couldn’t buy ads, so instead they placed TVs in doctor’s offices and sold ads on them. The Blair Witch Project Outcome Health The most important takeaway from these movies is a reminder that capital is not determinative of success. In 2003, the same year generated a 100X ROI, the Ben Affleck/Jennifer Lopez vehicle made its debut. The latter had two of the biggest stars on the planet at the time (remember “ ”?), a $54M budget, and still only managed to make . This year’s , made with a $4M budget and a little-known cast will earn more profit than the recent big budget, celebrity-filled spectaculars , , and — combined. Open Water Gigli Bennifer $7.3M world wide Get Out Baywatch Ghost in the Shell Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The auteur model can be an amazing deal for entrepreneurs. Filmmakers get one shot to build their product, but startup founders can iterate endlessly once they reach profitability. Moreover, movie studios often take the bulk of a successful film’s profits from the creator, especially neophytes. Successful founders who embrace an “art house” budget can earn outsized financial rewards when they produce something that resonates. The VC model still works best with blockbusters, but it’s not clear that a much larger budget will lead to better returns in films or finance. How might one run their startup if they knew that only could raise $5M dollars to build a company before an IPO? VCs Could Learn a Lesson from Indiana Jones Hollywood also has lessons for VCs. Before VCs started trying to corral unicorns, movie moguls chased blockbusters. Huge amounts of money were spent trying to prop up franchises only to see them flop on opening night. Michael Eisner, the former CEO of Disney, was famous for being budget-focused in a world that celebrates excess. At one point, he greenlit the first movie, which had a larger than normal budget and became a hit — the Unicorn of its day. He didn’t want people at his studio to think that this one movie’s success marked a change in his strategy. He wrote what became a legendary memo explaining how to think about investing in films while serving as President of Paramount Studios, which was excerpted in the book : Indiana Jones DisneyWar Eisner prided himself on keeping costs modest; some thought it bordered on obsession. For Eisner, the quality of the story was all-important, not high-priced directors and stars. He looked for stories with compelling characters, clear conflict and resolutions, three easily identifiable “acts,” and universal themes that could be summarized — that is, marketed — in a sentence or two. This approach, dubbed “high concept” in the parlance of Hollywood, spawned many imitators, but few were as successful as Eisner and Diller. Despite his frugality, Eisner was on occasion willing to take financial risks. After two other studios balked at the high projected costs, and even Diller opposed the project on financial grounds, Eisner signed Star Wars writer George Lucas, director Steven Spielberg, and actor Harrison Ford to make Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. With $240 million in U.S. box-office receipts, it became a “franchise,” a huge hit that spawned a series of highly profitable sequels. Nevertheless, Eisner was fanatical at keeping costs low to earn a profit, a curiously iconoclastic view in Hollywood, which had a long and deeply entrenched tradition of rewarding talent, agents, managers, and studio executives before anyone gave much thought to shareholders. After the huge success of Raiders, Eisner recorded his philosophy in a twenty-one-page manifesto distributed to Paramount executives. In it, he noted that nearly all of the studio’s profits from 1981 had come from Raiders, an expensive anomaly in the Eisner canon, and he didn’t want anyone at Paramount to get the idea that he was veering from his time-tested strategy that combined high concepts and low budgets. “Often the big win comes with a single smash movie,” he wrote. “The intoxication of a blockbuster hit can lead to an easy sense the luck will keep striking. Over the past five years, Paramount has either been number one or two in the motion picture business. Success tends to make you forget what made you successful, and just when you least suspect it, the big error shifts the game. Will success lull us into the fatal bad play?” “The intoxication of a blockbuster hit can lead to an easy sense the luck will keep striking.” Eisner proceeded to make his own priorities clear. “We have no obligation to make art. We have no obligation to make history. We have no obligation to make a statement. But to make money, it is often important to make history, to make art, or to make some significant statement…In order to make money, we must always make entertaining movies, and if we make entertaining movies, at times we will reliably make history, art, a statement, or all three. We may even win awards…We cannot expect numerous hits, but if every film has an original and imaginative concept, then we can be confident that something will break through.” “We cannot expect numerous hits, but if every film has an original and imaginative concept, then we can be confident that something will break through.” Replace the word “film” with “startups” and swap “Unicorn” for “Blockbuster” and Eisner’s advice actually maps pretty well onto the world of startups. He’s basically advocating for a portfolio approach to filmmaking, and it paid off brilliantly (for a while.) This idea of frugality is borne out in the startup data as well. If more entrepreneurs and VCs followed Eisner’s advice, perhaps we’d have fewer startup horror stories and more happy endings. Six of the 20 best startups of the last half decade raised <$50M. One raised nothing.

What Startups & VCs Can Learn From Indiana Jones

L : I dropped out of college and moved to New York because I wanted to write for Gawker.com. ittle confession In 2005, the site was helmed by Jessica Coen and Jesse Oxfeld. Mark Lisanti was writing Defamer. This Andrew Krucoff guy ran some mysteriously combative, cabal-blog called Young Manhattanite; he was Gawker’s “mascot,” and the first (who was also, hilariously, the guy they called when everyone else was ). Editorial operations were overseen by this other guy, Lockhart Steele. And they had some mysterious boss casually referenced as a bigheaded British imperialist slave driver overlord. true career casualty of Gawker.com too hungover to report to work blogger The of 2005 felt like independent FM ’90s radio—a conversation through a two-way signal, and at that time (pre-comments) it ostensibly wasn’t, at least, not literally. But it a conversation made in concert with a distinct subset of people (other “bloggers,” and a network of tipsters) with high-caliber wit and personalities either too dysfunctional or too bored or generally lacking in the kind of pedigree required to fit in working in finance or to only a slightly lesser extent, that era’s Conde Nast. Gawker was In other words, it was coded specifically to the young and smartassed of New York City, and the way they lived in it. It was surprisingly edgy, surprisingly highbrow, and unsurprisingly disdainful of the middlebrow. These people all seemed to know each other, and share the same understanding of the city’s unspoken young professionals’ mores, and all somehow had a line that was better, smarter, and more on-the-nose than the one that came before it. And this “blogging” thing they were all doing was wildly unhinged, experimental, impractical, and, according to any of mainstream publishing and journalism’s practitioners of the moment, kind of sacrilegious. It also made me feel like I was missing out on something important. Gawker was funny, abrasive, and filled with voice. It was insular, self-referential, and too smart for its own good. The sound was crystal clear—that of mischief, a love of writing, a love of city life, a misfit community upending and infuriating the entire media business, celebrity culture, upper-crust culture, “cool” culture, and anything else in New York that took itself too seriously. Those people, who were so regularly infuriated by Gawker, also clearly couldn’t stop reading and listening to that voice. They were as hooked on it as anyone. If not more. Which, really, was just perfect and hilarious to me. Because behind that voice, it was pretty evident, were a bunch of people just making this shit up as they went along. It was also the sound of a voice telling me to get my ass to New York, and to get to work. Of course, it took me another three years and change once I moved before I wrote for the site. For one thing, I wasn’t writing. I was wildly intimidated by the city, and paralyzed with fear that I’d totally fucked up a comfortable collegiate life and alienated my family and a few close friends for no good reason. I had to get fired from a job bussing tables at Schiller’s (I heard bloggers hung out there, so). I had to get screamed at by a literary agent for two years as an assistant. I had to get screamed at by a Broadway producer as his right-hand for another year. I also actually had to get to the point of frustration with my life, sometime during my agency years, that I’d start (A) tipping off Gawker/Defamer and (B) blogging, myself. I started a blog that was, for some reason, specifically designed to torture Krucoff & Friends at Young Manhattanite. I started pitching some freelance stuff, and successfully pitched at Radar—Radar!—to Alex Balk (Alex Balk!). I finally got a job in media working for Chris Mohney—Chris Mohney! Who himself got his job at Gawker by !—after nearly having an aneurism over his edit test. The job was as an editorial assistant at an independent legacy fashion magazine trying to transition into a more diverse, digitized media property in 2008. starting a blog specifically designed to torture Gawker By the time I actually started a gig at Gawker, I’d experienced so much of the culture of ennui and id that the Gawker I’d moved to New York for spoke to that I felt, well, (LOL). The only problem is: In those three someodd years, Gawker had changed. A lot. ready For one thing, Gawker.com added comments, which I hated—a peanut gallery felt cheap and incomplete, an undermining addendum to genuinely decent writing. For another, Coen was long gone, Oxfeld was long gone, and the next iteration of the site (“ ) had erupted , including but by no means limited to inter-office romances and existential wonderings about the mandate of Gawker. the rage of the creative underclass” in a spectacularly public fashion Then it erupted in 2008, , with a bunch more layoffs—Sheila . Maggie Shnayerson, whose reporting for Gawker basically won rights for Viacom permalancers, was out, too. So many of the people I wanted to work with there had already left. And this new Gabriel Snyder guy was in charge, and he wanted to turn Gawker into a “national presence” or something, and who the fuck was he to do that? again as the media economy was caving in went to a bar Probably the most important and pivotal editor in that site’s history, and—I really don’t mind saying—the best. Unrelated to that fact, in May 2009: My potential boss. Iwas called to get a drink with Gabriel Snyder at Tom & Jerry’s, which I assumed was just some kind of routine who-is-this-kid?-meeting people like him regularly took to source up. As it turned out, I’d been referred to him for a trial run at Gawker’s weekend editor spot. The sole piece of instruction I got from Gabriel on running the site was “you’ve got the keys, bring ‘er back full.” I had no idea what that meant, and was utterly terrified. I’d never covered news in any kind of serious way. My high count for daily posts was, um, two. I was expected to write somewhere around 16 posts a weekend, eight a day. And my immediate audience was the frothing, pissed-off commentariat of former weekend editor Ian Spiegelman, who’d inspired a following as devoted to memorializing his run as they were to scaring off new weekend writers. The main aim of the job, which I didn’t understand until later, was to make sure Gabriel didn’t have to read Gawker on the weekends unless absolutely necessary or, for whatever reason, if he . More important was making sure Nick didn’t send Gabriel any emails about the site on the weekends. Basically: Don’t fuck it up, don’t break it, and hopefully nobody will notice anything else. wanted to My first Saturday, I woke up at 5AM off of two hours of sleep, and proceeded to write for the next 17 hours. I remember three things: I figured my first weekend would probably be my last, especially given the run of post-Ian Spiegelman replacements who preceded me. It was suggested by friends both in and outside the building that I should open my “run” with a joke about already having fucked up the site with a photo of the marbles I’d drunkenly thrown down Nick Denton’s apartment stairs from a party earlier that year, . This was how well I thought it was going to go. and I did One of my first posts that day was about . This is how well it was going. a dog who swallowed a bag of alphabet fridge magnets The WHPCD was that night. Nick wrote me an email that I should cover it, and my heart was pounding every time I looked at that email (which I didn’t answer, because I thought that was a good way to hide from him). I did, and I finished my thirteenth post of the day sometime just before midnight, closed my laptop, and proceeded to fall asleep, with the lights on, my clothing on, and the laptop open, searing my thighs with the heat of having been redlined all day. That night would be the first time I ever grinded my teeth in my sleep. I’d do it every night after for another year. Without an alarm, I was up again at 6AM the next day, and barely eeked out seven more posts. When the new night editor—another (albeit far more seasoned) blogger I’d become friends with at that point, Brett “Cajun Boy” Dykes—took over for first Gawker night shift, he opened his run with the joke . Fair game: It was the single most intense two days of work I’d ever had in my life. My adrenaline hadn’t stopped surging for, give or take, 40-someodd hours straight, sleep included. I was sure I’d already been canned. To my surprise, Gabriel didn’t email me all week, so I started the next weekend, Saturday, 5AM, just as terrified as before. his that I was being put on an IV and an oxygen line I’d end up writing for the site for another ten months on weekends, while working at BlackBook during the week. Over a ten month period, there were maybe three nights I didn’t have work the next day. It was fun, and insane, and insanely rewarding. I figured out how to work the tips line. I broke my own stories. I even prepared a few features, did some party reporting. The pace never stopped being breakneck. My friends were sincerely concerned for my health. My last weekend was after Gabriel had been summarily shanked by Nick, and my friends and I decided to get drunk and run the site in one big, long, dumb, overwrought goodbye to my run. It yielded the first ever Paul Krugman link to Gawker (on ), a throwaway that’d comically go on to , a that I still laugh about today, and some other supremely dumb, irresponsible shit. After that last weekend, on my third free Sunday afternoon in almost a year, I ended up taking my first trip to an ER, at Beth Israel—a growing ulcer I’d somehow kept at bay basically, apropos of nothing, decided to spew enough stomach acid up my chest that I almost stopped breathing. Appropriately, they put me on an IV of Pepcid and morphine. Brett’s joke finally landed. this post about Vajazzling haunt proceeding editors headline Eli Valley wrote Of note: I was offered a full-time gig by Gabriel a few times before my run was up and he was ousted, mostly, I suspect, out of mercy and concern for my well-being. Whenever it came up, I waffled, and gave some excuse about being perfectly comfortable with my current situation (which was like being asked mid-lobotomy if you’d like your brain closed up, and responding ). The truth was that I didn’t take a five-day-a-week gig at Gawker because I was worried I’d fall short of the mark, even with the smaller workload. I’m sure, in retrospect, I would’ve been fine. But I venerated the value of the work going on at Gawker by everyone else, and always felt like my contributions were a sideshow to theirs, at best. I loved the site, and was perfectly happy ruining it at my own, metered pace, where I couldn’t mess too much shit up or, more importantly, disappoint Nick and Gabriel too regularly. nah, I really like it here [THE-LESS-ABOUT-ME-PART-TWO, RIGHT THIS WAY. ]

Obligatory Gawker Eulogy Thing, Pt 1

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GIGATECH harnesses the power of smart connected technology to drive automation, efficiency, and the speed and scale required to unlock lucrative and impactful opportunities in the clean energy transition. As the world moves toward a sustainable future, GIGATECH is positioned at the forefront, leveraging an advanced technology stack to unlock opportunities across industries. By harnessing the programmability of tokenization, the immutability of blockchain, and the power of AI, GIGATECH is driving transformative value flows and empowering businesses to excel in the economies of tomorrow. Through the GIGATONS Group companies, GIGATECH is working on supporting a multi-billion-dollar pipeline of opportunities that have the potential to deliver significant impact.  Globally headquartered in Abu Dhabi Global Markets ‘The Capital of Capital’ and launching alongside Abu Dhabi Finance Week and Bitcoin MENA the group are working with the UAE Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure (MOEI), the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), Abu Dhabi’s Integrated Transport Centre (Abu Dhabi Mobility), and are announcing a host of major partnerships: Corporate: ABB, Grimshaw Investment: with Delphi, and investment partnership with Wise Capital Partners International: Australian Partner Network with Flow Power Blockchain: with Alephium, and Hearst Corporation M&A: of All-Infra into GIGATONS Corporate: ABB, Grimshaw Investment: with Delphi, and investment partnership with Wise Capital Partners International: Australian Partner Network with Flow Power Blockchain: with Alephium, and Hearst Corporation M&A: of All-Infra into GIGATONS GIGATECH’s core value is delivered through the GIGA Protocol, a suite of highly composable smart connected products that reimagine the way value and information are transferred.  At the heart of this value chain is a pervasive layer of transparency and trust realised across four pillars of smart connected: Capital, Assets, Carbon, & Data.  This transformative application suite forms a cohesive framework for addressing the most pressing challenges of our time and opens the doors to a multi-trillion-dollar market of transition era opportunities. Unlocking Opportunity through Innovation Tokenization: By digitizing assets and carbon credits, GIGATECH enables programmability across capital, real-world assets, carbon impact, and AI native data. This provides a host of benefits, including smart contract automation, disintermediation, fractional ownership, and democratized access to value creation, making it easier to fund and scale sustainable projects. Real-World Assets (RWA): Integrating RWAs with blockchain technology allows GIGATECH to bring tangible value to the digital space, connecting physical assets with transparent and efficient markets. Blockchain: At the heart of GIGATECH’s strategy, blockchain ensures secure, immutable, and decentralized solutions for data and value transfer, fostering trust and accountability. GIGATECH is building its technology stack natively on Alephium, a groundbreaking layer-one blockchain that offers unparalleled performances in the areas of scalability, security, programmability, and sustainability. Artificial Intelligence (AI): GIGATECH uses AI to power predictive analytics, enhance resource allocation, optimize yields, and automate decision-making processes, aiming to drive unprecedented levels of efficiency. Metaverse Digital Twins: By creating virtual replicas of physical systems, GIGATECH facilitates scenario modeling and real-time monitoring, enabling informed decision-making at a global scale in a visually intuitive environment. Tokenization: By digitizing assets and carbon credits, GIGATECH enables programmability across capital, real-world assets, carbon impact, and AI native data. This provides a host of benefits, including smart contract automation, disintermediation, fractional ownership, and democratized access to value creation, making it easier to fund and scale sustainable projects. Real-World Assets (RWA): Integrating RWAs with blockchain technology allows GIGATECH to bring tangible value to the digital space, connecting physical assets with transparent and efficient markets. Blockchain: At the heart of GIGATECH’s strategy, blockchain ensures secure, immutable, and decentralized solutions for data and value transfer, fostering trust and accountability. GIGATECH is building its technology stack natively on Alephium, a groundbreaking layer-one blockchain that offers unparalleled performances in the areas of scalability, security, programmability, and sustainability. Artificial Intelligence (AI): GIGATECH uses AI to power predictive analytics, enhance resource allocation, optimize yields, and automate decision-making processes, aiming to drive unprecedented levels of efficiency. Metaverse Digital Twins: By creating virtual replicas of physical systems, GIGATECH facilitates scenario modeling and real-time monitoring, enabling informed decision-making at a global scale in a visually intuitive environment. The Future of Smart Connectivity The Future of Smart Connectivity GIGATECH envisions a future where “smart” meets “connected” in transformative ways. By integrating AI (“smart”) with blockchain technology (“connected”), the company is removing many of the existing frictions in global systems. However, in pursuit of a smart, connected future, it is equally imperative to ensure these cutting-edge digital infrastructures are carbon net zero themselves. One of many exciting projects and partnerships being announced this week seeks to tackle this, GIGATECH is partnering with HEARST Corporation and Alephium to deliver the world’s first end-to-end tokenized green blockchain mining and AI datacentre projects, with a Wise Capital partnership with GIGACAPITAL for tokenized funding solutions.  The POC project will be one of the first use cases for the GIGA Protocol and sews the seeds of ambition to substantially scale green blockchain mining and green data center projects globally in 2025. “Unlocking the vast potential of the transition era requires us to go beyond mere ambition; it demands a paradigm shift,” said Heston Harper, CEO of GIGATECH. “We must break free from the old, linear approaches that confine tomorrow to yesterday’s thinking. The climate-aligned economy isn’t just a future possibility—it IS the future.  To build it, transparency and trust are non-negotiable. The GIGA Protocol is engineered to deliver these principles immutably, empowered by automated intelligence, to the areas that matter most. The global economy is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by policies and market forces that is sparking innovation across industries and supply chains. As stakeholders seize the opportunities of the transition era, the pace of change will only accelerate, at camp GIGATECH we are obsessively focussed at helping to unlock that collective action at an unprecedented scale,” “ Unlocking the vast potential of the transition era requires us to go beyond mere ambition; it demands a paradigm shift ,” said Heston Harper, CEO of GIGATECH. “ We must break free from the old, linear approaches that confine tomorrow to yesterday’s thinking. The climate-aligned economy isn’t just a future possibility—it IS the future.  To build it, transparency and trust are non-negotiable. The GIGA Protocol is engineered to deliver these principles immutably, empowered by automated intelligence, to the areas that matter most. The global economy is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by policies and market forces that is sparking innovation across industries and supply chains. As stakeholders seize the opportunities of the transition era, the pace of change will only accelerate, at camp GIGATECH we are obsessively focussed at helping to unlock that collective action at an unprecedented scale ,” Unlocking the vast potential of the transition era requires us to go beyond mere ambition; it demands a paradigm shift We must break free from the old, linear approaches that confine tomorrow to yesterday’s thinking. The climate-aligned economy isn’t just a future possibility—it IS the future.  To build it, transparency and trust are non-negotiable. The GIGA Protocol is engineered to deliver these principles immutably, empowered by automated intelligence, to the areas that matter most. The global economy is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by policies and market forces that is sparking innovation across industries and supply chains. As stakeholders seize the opportunities of the transition era, the pace of change will only accelerate, at camp GIGATECH we are obsessively focussed at helping to unlock that collective action at an unprecedented scale About GIGATECH About GIGATECH GIGATECH is the technology division of the GIGATONS Group, dedicated to advancing the transition era with innovative solutions. By leveraging tokenization, RWAs, high-quality carbon credits, blockchain, AI, and digital twins, GIGATECH creates scalable systems to address global challenges with precision. See more at__ www.gigatons.com __ www.gigatons.com Read more about GIGATONS’ divisions on www.gigatons.com www.gigatons.com www.gigatons.com Socials Socials X - https://x.com/GIGATONS_Group https://x.com/GIGATONS_Group https://x.com/GIGATONS_Group LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/gigatons/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/gigatons/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/gigatons/ TG: https://t.me/GIGATONS_official https://t.me/GIGATONS_official https://t.me/GIGATONS_official This article is published under HackerNoon’s Business Blogging program. Do your own research before making any financial decisions. This article is published under HackerNoon’s Business Blogging program. Do your own research before making any financial decisions. Business Blogging

Meet GIGATECH: Transforming Global Supply Chain with Blockchain and AI

Seznamte se s GIGATECH: Transforming Global Supply Chain s Blockchainem a AI

Conozca a GIGATECH: Transformando la cadena de suministro global con blockchain e inteligencia artificial

Découvrez GIGATECH : Transformer la chaîne d'approvisionnement mondiale grâce à la blockchain et à l'IA

Հանդիպեք GIGATECH-ի հետ. Փոխակերպելով գլոբալ մատակարարման շղթան բլոկչեյնով և AI-ով

Bertemu GIGATECH: Transformasi Rantai Pasokan Global dengan Blockchain dan AI

הכירו את GIGATECH: שינוי שרשרת האספקה העולמית עם בלוקצ'יין ובינה מלאכותית

GIGATECH のご紹介: ブロックチェーンと AI でグローバルサプライチェーンを変革

GIGATECH를 만나보세요: 블록체인과 AI로 글로벌 공급망을 혁신합니다

Bokutana na GIGATECH’s: Kobongola Chaîne d’approvisionnement mondiale na Blockchain na AI

Hura na GIGATECH's: Guhindura Urunigi rwogutanga Isi hamwe na Blockchain na AI

Njihuni me GIGATECH: Transformimi i Zinxhirit Global të Furnizimit me Blockchain dhe AI

GIGATECH سے ملو: بلاک چین اور AI کے ساتھ گلوبل سپلائی چین کو تبدیل کرنا

Welcome to another series of HackerNoon Startups of the Week!! Each week, the HackerNoon team showcases a list of startups from our Startups of The Year database. All these startups have been nominated as one of the best in their respective category or region. This week, we’re pleased to bring you Siete, Ateios Systems, and Generation Girl as Startups of the Week! Want to be nominated for HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year? Learn how here. Meet The Startups Of The Week Siete Siete is a B2B lead generation agency that specializes in helping businesses connect with qualified prospects through a data-driven, multi-channel approach. They aim to streamline the prospecting process, delivering high-quality leads that drive sales and growth for our clients across various industries. Siete has achieved remarkable product-market fit, scaling to over 8 countries—boasting 4.5x revenue growth, a stellar 4.8/5 client satisfaction score, and a 6x increase in headcount between 2023 and 2024. Based in Mexico City, Siete was nominated as one of the best startups, and it has been nominated across multiple industries: Business Development, Consulting, and Leadership. Support Siete - Vote here! Ateios Systems Ateios Systems is revolutionizing battery manufacturing through innovative electrode production techniques that significantly enhance manufacturing speed, reduce carbon footprints, and minimize the space required for gigafactories. Committed to excellence, growth, and efficiency, Ateios delivers advanced battery, materials, and software solutions, fostering a collaborative and goal-oriented work environment. Ateios System is recognized as one of the best startups in Bloomington, Indiana, and is currently competing in the following industries: Electronic, Open Source, and Hardware. Support Ateios Systems - Vote here! Generation Girl Yayasan Generasi Maju Berkarya (Generation Girl) is an organization that aims to empower underrepresented communities with skills and resources to create a more just and equitable education system in Indonesia. Jakarta-based co-founders Anbita Nadine Siregar and Tania Soerianto have partnered with industry leaders like Tokopedia, Google, and Microsoft, they provide classes on essential skills such as coding and web design. Their efforts have reached over 20,000 students through holiday programs, and they've further expanded their impact by launching a mentoring program, and successfully running 50 boot camps for over 1,000 teachers. Generation Girl has been nominated as one of the best startups in Jakarta, Indonesia, and across three industries: Non-profit, Leadership, and Productivity. Support Generation Girl - Vote here! Featured Interview of The Week All Startups of the Year nominees get a chance to publish their free interview where they get an opportunity to share their journey with millions of tech enthusiasts. If you are nominated, create your business page on HackerNoon, and pick from one of our interview templates here to make the most of your free Startups of the Year interview. Today, we’ll focus on the AI Interview Template. Showcase your innovative contributions to the AI space, from the inspiration behind your venture to the unique value you bring to solving complex problems. Highlight the challenges you've faced in developing cutting-edge AI solutions, how you’ve addressed issues like ethical concerns and scalability, and your strategies for staying ahead in this rapidly evolving field. Finish by sharing your vision for the future of AI and why your startup deserves recognition in the Startups of the Year awards! https://hackernoon.com/meet-siete-startups-of-the-year-2024-nominee?embedable=true Here’s a quote from Siete featured in their published interview, telling us why they decided to participate in Startups of The Year: Participating in HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year is an incredible opportunity for us to showcase the hard work and dedication that our team puts into building a service that truly adds value. It’s also a chance to gain visibility in the global startup ecosystem and connect with other innovative companies. Winning this recognition would solidify our position as a leader in the B2B lead generation space, while also opening new doors for growth and collaboration. Want to be featured on HackerNoon’s Startups of the Week? Share your startup's story - use this interview template. Featured Startup Specials Package HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year offers an incredible branding opportunity for your startup. Whether you're looking for brand awareness or lead generation, we offer startup-friendly packages to boost your marketing efforts. Explore our Lead Generation package, which delivers 1M impressions through the HackerNoon Newsletter! With this package, you’ll receive: 4 Total Newsletters Sent: 325,000 per send (85% of subscribers reside in the US)

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Your Evergreen Tech Company News Page Learn more about this package here or book a meeting with us! That’s all we have for you today, folks! Cheers, The HackerNoon Team About HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year Startups of The Year 2024 is HackerNoon’s flagship community-driven event celebrating startups, technology, and the spirit of innovation. Currently in its third iteration, the prestigious Internet award recognizes and celebrates tech startups of all shapes and sizes. This year, over 150,000 entities across 4200+ cities, 6 continents, and 100+ industries will participate in a bid to be crowned the best startup of the year! Millions of votes have been cast over the past few years, and many stories have been written about these daring and rising startups. Visit our FAQ page to learn more. Download our design assets here. Check out the Startups of the Year Merch Shop here. HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year is a branding opportunity unlike any other. Whether your goal is brand awareness or lead generation, HackerNoon has curated startup-friendly packages to solve your marketing challenges. Meet our sponsors: Wellfound: Join the #1 global, startup-focused community. At Wellfound, we're not just a job board—we're the place where top startup talent and the world's most exciting companies connect to build the future. Hubspot: If you’re looking for a smart CRM platform that meets the needs of small businesses, look no further than HubSpot. Seamlessly connect your data, teams and customers in one easy-to-use scalable platform that grows with your business. Get started for free. Notion: Notion is trusted and loved by thousands of startups as their connected workspace—from building product roadmaps to tracking fundraising. Try Notion with unlimited AI, FREE for up to 6 months, to build and scale your company with one powerful tool. Get your offer now! Algolia: Algolia NeuralSearch is the world's only AI end-to-end Search and Discovery Platform combining powerful keyword and natural language processing in a single API. Welcome to another series of HackerNoon Startups of the Week!! Welcome to another series of HackerNoon Startups of the Week!! Each week, the HackerNoon team showcases a list of startups from our Startups of The Year database . All these startups have been nominated as one of the best in their respective category or region. Startups of The Year database This week, we’re pleased to bring you Siete , Ateios Systems , and Generation Girl as Startups of the Week! Siete Ateios Systems Generation Girl Want to be nominated for HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year? Learn how here. Want to be nominated for HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year? Learn how here. Want to be nominated for HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year? Learn how here . here Meet The Startups Of The Week Meet The Startups Of The Week Siete Siete Siete Siete is a B2B lead generation agency that specializes in helping businesses connect with qualified prospects through a data-driven, multi-channel approach. They aim to streamline the prospecting process, delivering high-quality leads that drive sales and growth for our clients across various industries. Siete has achieved remarkable product-market fit, scaling to over 8 countries—boasting 4.5x revenue growth, a stellar 4.8/5 client satisfaction score, and a 6x increase in headcount between 2023 and 2024. Based in Mexico City, Siete was nominated as one of the best startups, and it has been nominated across multiple industries: Business Development , Consulting , and Leadership . Mexico City, Business Development Consulting Leadership Support Siete - Vote here! Support Siete - Vote here! Support Siete - Vote here ! here Ateios Systems Ateios Systems Ateios Systems Ateios Systems is revolutionizing battery manufacturing through innovative electrode production techniques that significantly enhance manufacturing speed, reduce carbon footprints, and minimize the space required for gigafactories. Committed to excellence, growth, and efficiency, Ateios delivers advanced battery, materials, and software solutions, fostering a collaborative and goal-oriented work environment. Ateios System is recognized as one of the best startups in Bloomington, Indiana , and is currently competing in the following industries: Electronic , Open Source , and Hardware . Bloomington, Indiana Electronic Open Source Hardware Support Ateios Systems - Vote here! Support Ateios Systems - Vote here! Support Ateios Systems - Vote here ! here Generation Girl Generation Girl Generation Girl Yayasan Generasi Maju Berkarya (Generation Girl) is an organization that aims to empower underrepresented communities with skills and resources to create a more just and equitable education system in Indonesia. Jakarta-based co-founders Anbita Nadine Siregar and Tania Soerianto have partnered with industry leaders like Tokopedia, Google, and Microsoft, they provide classes on essential skills such as coding and web design. Their efforts have reached over 20,000 students through holiday programs, and they've further expanded their impact by launching a mentoring program, and successfully running 50 boot camps for over 1,000 teachers. Anbita Nadine Siregar and Tania Soerianto Generation Girl has been nominated as one of the best startups in J akarta, Indonesia , and across three industries: Non-profit, Leadership , and Productivity . akarta, Indonesia Non-profit, Leadership Productivity Support Generation Girl - Vote here! Support Generation Girl - Vote here! Support Generation Girl - Vote here ! here Featured Interview of The Week Featured Interview of The Week All Startups of the Year nominees get a chance to publish their free interview where they get an opportunity to share their journey with millions of tech enthusiasts. If you are nominated, create your business page on HackerNoon , and pick from one of our interview templates here to make the most of your free Startups of the Year interview. create your business page on HackerNoon create your business page on HackerNoon here Startups of the Year Today, we’ll focus on the AI Interview Template . Showcase your innovative contributions to the AI space, from the inspiration behind your venture to the unique value you bring to solving complex problems. Highlight the challenges you've faced in developing cutting-edge AI solutions, how you’ve addressed issues like ethical concerns and scalability, and your strategies for staying ahead in this rapidly evolving field. Finish by sharing your vision for the future of AI and why your startup deserves recognition in the Startups of the Year awards! AI Interview Template https://hackernoon.com/meet-siete-startups-of-the-year-2024-nominee?embedable=true https://hackernoon.com/meet-siete-startups-of-the-year-2024-nominee?embedable=true Here’s a quote from Siete featured in their published interview, telling us why they decided to participate in Startups of The Year: Here’s a quote from Siete featured in their published interview , telling us why they decided to participate in Startups of The Year: Siete published interview Participating in HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year is an incredible opportunity for us to showcase the hard work and dedication that our team puts into building a service that truly adds value. It’s also a chance to gain visibility in the global startup ecosystem and connect with other innovative companies. Winning this recognition would solidify our position as a leader in the B2B lead generation space, while also opening new doors for growth and collaboration. Participating in HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year is an incredible opportunity for us to showcase the hard work and dedication that our team puts into building a service that truly adds value. It’s also a chance to gain visibility in the global startup ecosystem and connect with other innovative companies. Winning this recognition would solidify our position as a leader in the B2B lead generation space, while also opening new doors for growth and collaboration. Want to be featured on HackerNoon’s Startups of the Week? Share your startup's story - use this interview template. Want to be featured on HackerNoon’s Startups of the Week? Share your startup's story - use this interview template. Want to be featured on HackerNoon’s Startups of the Week? Share your startup's story - use this interview template . use this interview template use this interview template Featured Startup Specials Package Featured Startup Specials Package HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year offers an incredible branding opportunity for your startup. Whether you're looking for brand awareness or lead generation, we offer startup-friendly packages to boost your marketing efforts. startup-friendly packages Explore our Lead Generation package, which delivers 1M impressions through the HackerNoon Newsletter! Explore our Lead Generation package, which delivers 1M impressions through the HackerNoon Newsletter! Lead Generation With this package, you’ll receive: With this package, you’ll receive: 4 Total Newsletters Sent: 325,000 per send (85% of subscribers reside in the US)

Open Rate: 13% - 15%
Click-to-Open Rate: 13.61%
Sample: Here Your Evergreen Tech Company News Page 4 Total Newsletters Sent: 325,000 per send (85% of subscribers reside in the US) Open Rate: 13% - 15%
Click-to-Open Rate: 13.61%
Sample: Here Open Rate: 13% - 15% Click-to-Open Rate: 13.61% Sample: Here Open Rate: 13% - 15% Click-to-Open Rate: 13.61% Sample: Here Here Your Evergreen Tech Company News Page Evergreen Tech Company News Page Learn more about this package here or book a meeting with us! Learn more about this package here or book a meeting with us! Learn more about this package here or book a meeting with us ! here here book a meeting with us book a meeting with us That’s all we have for you today, folks! Cheers, The HackerNoon Team About HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year Startups of The Year 2024 is HackerNoon’s flagship community-driven event celebrating startups, technology, and the spirit of innovation. Currently in its third iteration, the prestigious Internet award recognizes and celebrates tech startups of all shapes and sizes. This year, over 150,000 entities across 4200+ cities, 6 continents, and 100+ industries will participate in a bid to be crowned the best startup of the year! Millions of votes have been cast over the past few years, and many stories have been written about these daring and rising startups. Startups of The Year 2024 many stories Visit our FAQ page to learn more. FAQ Download our design assets here . here Check out the Startups of the Year Merch Shop here . here HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year is a branding opportunity unlike any other. Whether your goal is brand awareness or lead generation, HackerNoon has curated startup-friendly packages to solve your marketing challenges. startup-friendly packages Meet our sponsors: Meet our sponsors: Wellfound: Join the #1 global, startup-focused community . At Wellfound, we're not just a job board—we're the place where top startup talent and the world's most exciting companies connect to build the future. Wellfound: Join the #1 global, startup-focused community Hubspot: If you’re looking for a smart CRM platform that meets the needs of small businesses, look no further than HubSpot. Seamlessly connect your data, teams and customers in one easy-to-use scalable platform that grows with your business. Get started for free . Hubspot: Get started for free Notion: Notion is trusted and loved by thousands of startups as their connected workspace—from building product roadmaps to tracking fundraising. Try Notion with unlimited AI, FREE for up to 6 months , to build and scale your company with one powerful tool. Get your offer now ! Notion: Try Notion with unlimited AI, FREE for up to 6 months Get your offer now ! Algolia : Algolia NeuralSearch is the world's only AI end-to-end Search and Discovery Platform combining powerful keyword and natural language processing in a single API. Algolia AI end-to-end Search and Discovery Platform

Meet Siete, Ateios Systems & Generation Girl: HackerNoon Startups of the Week

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It allows you to quickly capture parts of your screen, annotate, and share them with others. Shottr has tools for blurring out sensitive data and for measuring pixel distances, which is incredibly helpful when dealing with UI designs. This tool is particularly lightweight, meaning it won’t slow down your Mac. It’s designed with speed and simplicity in mind, making it ideal for capturing errors, UI details, or any part of the screen that you might need for documentation or collaboration. 4. VS Code Visual Studio Code ( VS Code) is a lightweight but powerful code editor that has become a favorite among developers. With support for almost every programming language and a vast library of extensions, VS Code offers a highly customizable development environment. Whether you're working on frontend or backend code, it has everything you need. Visual Studio Code ( VS Code’s debugging tools, integrated terminal, and Git support make it ideal for all stages of development. You can also personalize it with themes, snippets, and extensions to enhance your productivity. It’s free, open-source, and highly efficient for both small and large projects. 5. Podman Podman is a container management tool, similar to Docker, but with some key differences. Podman doesn’t require a daemon, making it easier to run containers without root privileges. It’s perfect for developers working with containerized applications who want a lightweight, flexible solution. With Podman, you can manage and run containers directly from the command line , giving you control over your containerized environments. It’s compatible with Docker commands, so if you’ve used Docker before, the transition is simple. For Mac developers working with cloud-native applications, Podman is a great choice. command line 6. Termius Termius is a modern SSH client that makes remote access easy and secure. With support for SSH , Mosh, and Telnet, Termius lets you connect to remote servers with ease. The app is cross-platform and synchronizes your connections, keys, and settings across devices, so you can access your servers from any device. SSH Termius also has a clean, user-friendly interface that simplifies remote management. It supports multi-tab sessions, making it easy to work with multiple servers at once. It’s a highly secure and efficient tool for managing remote environments, especially if you regularly connect to different servers. 7. Obsidian Obsidian is a note-taking tool designed for developers and creatives alike. It uses Markdown to create and organize notes, making it easy to write down ideas, keep track of code snippets, or document processes. One of Obsidian's key features is its graph view, which visually links notes to show relationships between ideas. Obsidian Obsidian is especially helpful for organizing thoughts and tracking knowledge across projects. For developers, it’s great for keeping track of troubleshooting steps, project notes, and to-dos. Obsidian is fully offline, so your data stays private and accessible only to you. 8. Postman Postman is an API testing tool that allows you to create, test, and document APIs efficiently. With Postman, you can set up requests, check responses, and even automate testing processes. It supports multiple authentication methods, making it easy to interact with different APIs and check how they perform. Postman APIs Postman also helps with team collaboration by allowing you to share collections of API calls. This is especially helpful for frontend and backend developers working together, as it keeps everyone on the same page. It’s a straightforward tool that makes API testing and documentation much easier. 9. Amethyst Amethyst is a window manager for Mac that helps organize your workspace by automatically arranging open windows. It supports tiling, floating, and fullscreen layouts, allowing you to customize the way applications are displayed on your screen. Amethyst is especially useful if you work with multiple applications and monitors. With Amethyst, you can stay organized without constantly resizing and moving windows around. It helps maintain a clean and efficient workspace, saving time and reducing clutter on your desktop. For developers juggling multiple windows, it’s an essential tool to keep everything in order. 10. Arc Browser Arc is a browser built specifically for organizing web-based workspaces. It lets you organize tabs into groups, making it easy to keep track of different projects, research, or tasks without getting overwhelmed. Arc also has a unique sidebar layout, which makes it easy to switch between tabs and focus on what matters. Arc’s clean and minimal design is perfect for developers who need a distraction-free browser. It supports extensions, so you can customize it just like other browsers, but its organization features are what set it apart. It’s ideal for keeping your online workspaces tidy and focused. Each of these tools has a unique role in my workflow as a web developer, helping me stay organized, work more efficiently, and keep my Mac environment streamlined. If you’re looking to enhance your setup, these apps are a great place to start.

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