If you were rich, which companies would you buy?

2 points by ismailsevik 2y ago ↗ HN

If you were very rich, which companies would you buy? I would initially buy Blogger, Google Workspace, Pocket, Google Podcasts, Artifact, and The Verge.

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FrankWilhoit 2y ago ↗

You mean, in order to shut them down?

ismailsevik 2y ago ↗

No, to develop it according to my own taste.

carlos-menezes 2y ago ↗

It's more than likely that one of my purchases would be a low tier football club which allows me to play Football Manager in real life.

iwanttocomment 2y ago ↗

I'm rooting for you to get rich so you can buy The Verge and change that ridiculously terrible condensed font they use for the lead headlines.

I don't understand how Nilay Patel goes a single day without being introduced to someone who says "Oh yeah, I love The Verge! But, I want to be forthright here... that font."

ismailsevik 2y ago ↗

I would edit that font for you.

gnabgib 2y ago ↗

The only one of these that is a company, is Artifact.

  - Blogger, bought by google 2003[0]
  - Google Workspace, a product by Google
  - Pocket, a product by Mozilla
  - Google Podcasts, a former product by Google
  - Artifact, possibly the reason for your post[1]
  - The Verge, a product by Vox

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blogger_(service) [1]: https://paulgraham.com/submarine.html

ismailsevik 2y ago ↗

I will buy from them.

m463 2y ago ↗

it's hard to buy a company without hurting it.

You take away agency, and the "special sauce" people may cash out.