How dare you guys use the Spanish 'haha' on such a serious thread? I find it funny how FBI agents would post pictures of themselves on Facebook.  How hard is it to make a few fake FB profiles, am I missing something or isn't that really extremely weak "evidence?" The Facebook profiles in question were started in September, 2012, mostly. The question is why and by whom, for I've shown that when one post, others almost immediately reply. And, some have locked down their accounts since I first brought all this to light.  |
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A very interesting read, considering that Andrew "Flip" Filipowski is the chief architect of Sunlot (think Sun Times): http://online.barrons.com/news/articles/SB941848191972800947?tesla=yThe encouraging news for entrepreneurs is that this might be changing. Now a Chicago technology tycoon, Andrew "Flip" Filipowski, says it's time for Silicon Valley to share the wealth. "As an Internet economy replaces the traditional economy, you'll have an economic cesspool in those cities" if they aren't included in tech-driven growth, says the former chairman and chief executive of Platinum Technology International, a suburban Chicago software concern he founded in 1987 that was recently acquired by Computer Associates for $3.5 billion. The stake of this butcher's son from Chicago's Near West Side was worth about $290 million.
Filipowski is part of an emerging new segment of venture capitalists and angel investors: entrepreneurs who made it big and now want to invest in early-stage companies. What makes Filipowski's approach somewhat unusual: he wants to take his investment vehicle public a la Internet Capital Group, he plans to take an incubator approach to growing his investments, and he intends to do this in the heart of Chicago's Goose Island industrial zone.
Coming from anyone else, Filipowski's strategy might not garner much respect from the technology establishment, but it's getting behind him. For example, Dell Computer is expected to become a significant investor in Filipowski's venture group, Divine InterVentures.
So far, Divine InterVentures has raised more than $400 million for its first fund, and another $100 million in seed money for very-early-stage investments.
In addition to Dell, Filipowski has been busy raising money from all corners of Chicago's clubby business community, including Motorola and Tellabs . And the master marketer has managed to get both Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and Illinois Governor George Ryan to throw their weight behind Filipowski's Internet incubator project. Not wanting to be known as the politicians that missed the Internet, they are backing Filipowski's vision to create an entrepreneurial culture in the center of the industrial heartland, which calls for a publicly held holding company that invests in a group of 30 or so Internet start-ups, of which many will locate under the same roof in Chicago.
While publicly held venture-capital firms aren't necessarily new (think CMGI or ICG) and Internet incubators aren't necessarily new (think idealab, which spawned eToys), the combination of the two is relatively new. The group could file for an IPO as early as December, said one source familiar with the company.
The advantage to an incubator approach, which is rapidly catching on as a way to grow 'Netcos, is that the start-ups share resources and expertise through their common shareholders. And in the case of Divine InterVentures, an incubator fosters the cultivation of Silicon Valley culture in a place where it's lacking, such as Chicago, Filipowski notes.
But there are downsides to incubators, says Gill Cogan, a general partner of Weiss Peck & Greer, one of the Bay Area's top-tier venture firms. These firms get coddled more than your average start-ups, and "sooner or later you have to push them out of the nest," he says. What's more, backers are more reluctant to pull the plug on lousy performers after they have been part of the start-up family, he adds.
"That's probably true," Filipowski admits. But that isn't going to stop this butcher's son from taking his Internet fund to public market any time soon. Here's what's interesting about the above, in case you didn't figure it out. It was penned by a Mark Veverka on Nov. 8, 1999. BTW, Google Mark Veverka + Bitcoin, and see what you find. Recall when I told you to remember the following link?: http://lsvp.com/2013/05/14/lightspeed-is-anchoring-a-bitcoin-focused-fund/Well, guess what happened to Weiss Peck & Greer: http://www.nndb.com/company/132/000125754/Weiss, Peck & Greer
COMPANY
Venture capital firm, over $700M under management. Part of Robeco. Other parts of WPG are now Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Industry: Private Equity
Ticker: (subsidiary) Again, Google Lightspeed Venture Partners + Bitcoin, and see if you find anything interesting. Pretty impressive for starting out as a butcher's son and... GULP! On second thought, I will now be deleting all my posts. NOT!  |
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How dare you guys use the Spanish 'haha' on such a serious thread? I find it funny how FBI agents would post pictures of themselves on Facebook. To be fair to Our Nation's Finest, they're a little more discreet than Marc, Brock, Kevin (aka Chad Shackley), and Ken (aka Ken Rutkowski). The NATSEC guys are either using fake names or fake profile pictures. At the very least, I think it's safe to say there's nobody named "Matthy Ronmney" alive today. Weirder is the fact that Matthy uses the image of a recently deceased Hollywood stuntman (Joshua Wright, d. October 2013) for all his profile pictures. Same goes for David Weiss and Alan Nietszche (worth noting that the famous nihilist's name is spelled NIETZSCHE - this guy flipped the "s" and the "z"). Then again, we shouldn't judge...I'm pretty sure that Also Sprach Zarathustra isn't required reading at Quantico... Hey, Buff. Can I call you Buff? Is there a Pulitzer Prize equivalent for people who post on forums? I'm wondering, for if there is, we can fire up a couple of our sockpuppets and nominate ourselves. |
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You guys should put a TLDR or a conclusion at the end of your posts. I dont think I am the first one to mention it but a lot of us have trouble understand the meaning of all this. What are you hinting at ?
A tl;dr has been added for clarity. Keep in mind, however, that you really should read the original threads about Brock & The Gang if you want to understand how wide this scheme potentially goes. I'm about to go back a few more years in a sec, after I get a fresh cup of coffee, then jack-off.  |
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You guys should put a TLDR or a conclusion at the end of your posts. I dont think I am the first one to mention it but a lot of us have trouble understand the meaning of all this. What are you hinting at ?
What, us hint? http://lsvp.com/2013/05/14/lightspeed-is-anchoring-a-bitcoin-focused-fund/ (remember this link, for I'm about to refer to it momentarily) It’s no secret that that I see the opportunity for Bitcoin to disrupt multi-billion-dollar markets and dramatically cut transaction costs for people around the world. We are in the early stages of innovation in this ecosystem, and Lightspeed wants to encourage that innovation
So today, I am thrilled to announce that Lightspeed Venture Partners will anchor the newly created Boost BitCoin Fund. This fund will provide all of the Bitcoin related startups in the next Boost VC incubator class with guaranteed capital. Joining us an investors in the fund are Rothenberg Ventures, the Bitcoin Opportunity Fund and Ben Davenport.
Boost is a Bay Area accelerator founded by Adam Draper that is currently focused on Bitcoin. Adam is as passionate about Bitcoin as we are. We are pleased to be working with him to provide some of the most promising early-stage startups in this market with the support and funding they need.
Lightspeed has made several investments in Bitcoin companies already and plan to continue funding companies in the Bitcoin ecosystem as an area of continued focus.
Follow us on Twitter @lightspeedvp @jeremysliew |
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Another reserve.  |
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BIFU (BItcoin FUnd, and can act as a double entendre since they're twins)
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The Bitcoin Foundation, folks! Convincing people they still have a inch of power.
It really won't be hard for anybody to take them down, since, dare I say it - they don't control anything. They're just idiots that make people want to label Bitcoin a different way. There's at least 20k+ Bitcoin users out there that don't want to follow their rules.
There's got to be a hell of a lot more than 20k now involved in Bitcoin Of course there is. More than 60K merchants accept it. Over 100K people have adopted it. And, I applaud them 60K merchants for having the wisdom to accept bitcoins, albeit said wisdom was somehow lacking when it came time to post their Bitcoins-Accepted-Here here: http://coinmap.org/ In North America, the count is shy of 2,000. Take a look at the map and see for yourself. Then, zoom in to Santa Monica where Bitropolis is located and NOT see all the B&Ms that Brock Pierce and his cronies have yet to convince. You telling me that not even the Mighty Duck, Brock Pierce, can convince http://www.cafecrepe.com/ to accept bitcoins, given that they're located two floors below GoCoin/Incubation Center, and probably the CEOs/employees eat there on a regular basis. Like, WTF! Then, zoom in to Las Vegas, where Michael Terpin and Brock Pierce both live and, again, NOT see a number of B&Ms that should be much higher than it is now. What is probably represented was obtained via us Bitcoin Minions, THEM wanting us to do even more, all the while them fucks lining their pockets with ill-gotten gains. Looking at you, Paymium, et al. I dare you to name other Bitcoin entities that they themselves are NOT even on the map. http://coinmap.org/ should be something we show to others to depict the myriad vendors that accept bitcoins. Instead, it's an embarrassment. |
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The Bitcoin Foundation, folks! Convincing people they still have a inch of power.
It really won't be hard for anybody to take them down, since, dare I say it - they don't control anything. They're just idiots that make people want to label Bitcoin a different way. There's at least 20k+ Bitcoin users out there that don't want to follow their rules.
70% of which favor Sunlot taking over Mt Gox according to some estimates. |
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There is no faith in people, greed always takes over. That's the down side of crypto.
The desire for economic gain or "greed" is not a down side. Henry Ford created the Model A because he believed he could make money, the same for Edison, the Wright Brothers, Gutenberg, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and thousands of others that have changed the world. This desire is innate in the human species and is responsible for some of the greatest advances in history. Don't forget Ron Popeil was also working for an honest profit and he created some of the best infomercials in history.  I see you have your hands in your pocket. Planning on doin' some fishin' or is something else goin' on? |
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yeah, I pretty much agree with the OP. Bitcoin Foundation = shit
Who appointed them any ? It's supposed to be decentralized and open. At the time it was expressed that a governing arm needed to be in place to address the various three-letter agencies when they start a callin'. They called. They went. Then, they place an accused pedophile on its board, thinkin' that that's what's best for Bitcoin. Two years ago, it was concerned madness to have Bruce Wagner in the fold. Today, it's considered madness if one questions Brock Pierce's board position, and the latter is much worst than the former. That's madness! |
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I duly hope you're not part of the Paul Snow clan, bud. No, I can honestly say I didn't know who he was until now. Don't know much about their org. Just a cancer located in your home state, one that any proud Texan knows how to take of - sans violence. I've live in Houston, thus knowing first-hand how such can be takin' care of. I'm also probably the only person on this forum that's been to President George Herbert Walker Bush's Houston home. |
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Bitcoin is all about individual responsibility. The only super hero you need is yourself.
I'm talkin' Bitcoin Heroes, protecting newbies from themselves who don't have the time, or for whatever other reasons, to do due diligence on Bitcoin-based entities popping up like dandelions (think >EN Lions). Once the rogue entities know that we're watching, they'll be less inclined to deceive their intended victims. |
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I can be Go-T  I guess that's one way to elevate oneself to the Throne. |
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For shits and giggles, in my last post I penned the term Batgoat, then did a search via Google.  Now, two minutes later I found that Batman was already on the heals of BFL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCvw90myFBI#t=27I nominate CBH to be Alfred. due mainly to his age. The goal would be to bring together the most righteous members of the Bitcoin community to fend off the undesirables, starting the Godfather of Bitcoin, Brock Pierce, of Bitropolis. Of course, we could crowdfund the moneys we'll need for our costumes in time for our first conference. Sounds bat-ass crazy, but we've all seen crazier shit happen in the Bitcoin sphere, why not this? ~Batgoat |
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this is a bit embarrassing. but i read the OP and skimmed through the thread. and i can't quite figure out -- what is the connection/conspiracy you are trying to point out here? apparently it is going right over my head!!  Apologies for the confusion, hence seeing if I can add further to it. Stemming from the same 888 7th Avenue, NYC, office, we have: http://www.tpgspecialtylending.com/contact_usTPG Specialty Lending Offices
San Francisco
345 California Street
Suite 3300
San Francisco, CA 94104
T: 415.486.5939
F: 415.743.1501
London
2nd Floor, Stirling Square
5-7 Carlton Gardens
London, SW1Y 5AD
United Kingdom
T: 44.(0).20.7544.6500
F: 44.(0).20.7544.6565
New York
888 7th Avenue
35th Floor
New York, NY 10106
T: 212.430.4119
F: 212.601.4701
Fort Worth
301 Commerce Street
Suite 3300
Fort Worth, TX 76102
T: 817.871.4000
F: 817.871.4001 Of which we learn: http://cgmalaysia.blogspot.com/2013/09/dangers-of-financial-over-engineering.html1. Tarrant Capital Advisors
2. is the sole shareholder of Tarrant Advisors, Inc., a Texas corporation,
3. which is the general partner of TPG Ventures Professionals, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership,
4. which is the general partner of TPG Ventures Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership,
5. which is the managing member of TPG Ventures Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
6. which is the sole member of TPG Ventures Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
7. which is the general partner of TPG Ventures GenPar, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership,
8. which in turn is the general partner of TPG Ventures, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “TPG Fund”),
9. which directly owns the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer reported herein. Going to http://web.archive.org/web/20020928150610/http://www.tpg.com/ we have... (apologies if the formatting is slightly skewed) TPG at a glance
TPG: an increasingly well focussed, better
co-ordinated and customer driven business.
Our place in the world
TPG is the holding company of Royal TPG Post and TNT. We provide the strategic focus and financial strength that enables those companies to maintain and expand their leading positions in Mail, Express and Logistics.
We are a global player, with 143,000 employees in 60 countries. We provide services in over 200 countries worldwide. And we keep expanding - thanks to the vision and innovation of our highly trained personnel.
Our investors trust us to set ambitious targets for revenue and profitable growth. In return, we use ongoing investor media and our Internet site to communicate our position and vision to our shareholders and prospective investors.
TPG is the world's first publicly traded company with roots in the postal business. Environmental management and social responsibility are at the heart of our activities - and TPG people know that the highest levels of awareness and performance are vital to our place in the world.
Today we are the industry benchmark for Mail, a global Express operator, and a successful and forward looking Logistics provider.
Instilling a culture of value creation is one of Board of Management's main objectives. TPG has exciting opportunities to create significant additional value for shareholders.
Our mission
Our mission is to maximise shareholder value by providing superior service to our customers and to create an environment in which our employees can thrive.
Corporate strategy
We base our leadership on high brand awareness, impeccable reputation, above-average profitability and growth.
Global coverage
TPG provides services in more than 200 countries around the world, with company-owned operations in 59 countries.
TPG N.V.
First listed company in the postal business
Biggest private employer in the Netherlands
For the third year running listed third in the category 'mail, packages
and freight delivery' of Fortune 500, World's most admired companies
Royal TPG Post*
Established for over 200 years
Principal mail provider in the Netherlands - collecting, sorting, transporting
and delivering 23 million letters, direct mail items and packages every day.
A market leader in international business mail
Supplier of complete database marketing and direct mail services
Winner of the prestigious Dutch Quality Award 1997
*From May 2002 Royal PTT Post has been rebranded into Royal TPG Post
TNT
First company to achieve worldwide recognition as an Investor in People organisation
Offering unique integrated pan-European and domestic Express delivery
Number one logistics provider to the automotive industry in the world and key provider
of Logistics services to the electronics and pharmaceuticals sectors
First supplier of logistics services to achieve ISO certification for contracts and operations
One of the first adopters of Internet based tracing tracking and ordering services
TNT UK - Winner of the European Quality Award 1998 That's pretty fuckin' impressive, but why the hell is "mail" not mentioned once today on https://tpg.com/ ? https://tpg.com/expertisehttps://tpg.com/global-reachI used to have a matryoshka doll till my...wait for it...Batgoat ate it.  |
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Phinn, I think you have the making of one serious book. Although you might have to change the flow somewhat.
I used to do very complex investigations for an unnamed agency. When I was first starting out I learned some valuable lessons. The first lesson was to write my investigations in as plain English as possible. In other words, don't write it like you're trying to explain it to your colleagues, write it like you are trying to explain it to the common person and (jury, prosecutor). People and lawyers get lost in the technical jargon, innuendos, and implications. You have to spell each point out and in chronological order, state specifically how they relate to the case, and what these facts have to do with the investigation itself. I mastered this simple concept and the agency still uses some of these principles today to teach their young Agents how to 'splain things in a report.
I like reading your posts and I think you're on to something interesting, but I'll admit, my SAT scores weren't as good as yours. I do have some trouble connecting the dots. I hope you're archiving all of this information somewhere, too. Seems you've connected not just a few actors, but an entire underground culture of some sick stuff.
With this said I have to question your motivation behind this exposure. And I pray it is not what I think it is. Keep up the good work.
Quick aside, possibly... Satoshi Nakamoto
Letter scramble:
1) to NSA his aka moot
2) a koinsta 'o thomas
3) .... In the same vain, it could be quasi-theorized that one can't conduct bitcoin tra nsactions sans the NSA, regardless of the traction. I duly hope you're not part of the Paul Snow clan, bud. |
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If it were a gov't agency behind it all, would they have received the subpoena?
I penned DOJ, when I meant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Department_of_Financial_Services, supervising approximately 4400 entities, with assets of about $6.2 trillion. How the hell were they able to subpoena entities outside their jurisdiction? The DFS subpoenaed investors of Bitcoin entities, which means that anytime in the future they could subpoena any person holding bitcoins for the same reason, solely on a whim to briefly disrupt ones lives. Surely, they had just cause to subpoena Tribeca Venture Partners, didn't they, otherwise they wouldn't have been on the list consisting of ONLY 22 entities. BTW, the DFS was newly formed in Q3, 2011, just in time for the stocking of shelves with Batman costumes for Halloween.    Damn, Benjamin Lawsky looks like a cross between Odo and a Hollywood director. |
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Since I sold my Alu hat 4 years ago during the scrap metal boom I can't really relate to the conspiratory (is that a word?) aspects of your daily ramblings. Something that has become clear to me however is the following: where ever the main actors in this opera set foot lots of people lose lots of money. Keep it up.
Speaking of losing money, how does a fairly new entity - Tribeca Venture Partners - invest in 41 other entities, Coinsetter among them, sans no known source of revenue of their own, and just happens to be on the DOJ's RADAR, hence the subpoena. http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/tribeca-venture-partners http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-08-12/new-york-subpoenas-bitcoin-firms-in-probe-over-criminal-riskChristina Hirsch, a spokeswoman for Winklevoss, declined to comment. Margit Wennmachers, a spokeswoman for Andreessen Horowitz, said the firm did not receive a subpoena. Bloomberg LP is an investor in Andreessen Horowitz.
In addition to Winklevoss Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, DFS sent subpoenas to the following investor groups: Bitcoin Opportunity Fund, Boost VC Bitcoin Fund, Founders Fund, Google Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Tribeca Venture Partners, Tropos Funds and Union Square Ventures, the person said. Color me confused, but did, or did not, Andreessen Horowitz receive a subpoena? |
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A clear summary would be a great idea, and you could edit in updates when they are important.
[Reserved for A Clear Summary] Gimme a few hours, and I'll try to wrangle this steer for jaGreat! A buffalo in a china shop. Try not to break anything. BTW, I FTFY. You're slippin'! Thanks, bud, for your efforts. |
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