Edward Shenderovich
Education
University of California, Berkeley
BA, 1994-01-01 - 1997-06-01Work Experience
Synonym
Current
Synonym
Essential Capital
Current
Essential Capital
Knotel
2015-11-01 - 2021-02-01
Knotel
Tradeshift
2011-01-01 - 2020-11-01
Tradeshift
Domo
2016-01-01 - 2018-06-01
Domo
Kite Ventures
2009-04-01 - 2017-10-01
Kite Ventures
Plated
2015-07-01 - 2017-09-01
Plated
Delivery Hero
2011-09-01 - 2016-11-01
Delivery Hero
Merchantry
2004-02-01 - 2015-07-01
Merchantry
SUP Media
2006-08-01 - 2008-09-01
SUP Media
Skills
Summary
...Several anecdotes suggest that Thales was not solely a thinker but was also involved in business and politics. One story recounts that he bought all the olive presses in Miletus after predicting the weather and a good harvest for a particular year. In another version of the same story, Aristotle explains that Thales reserved presses ahead of time at a discount only to rent them out at a high price when demand peaked, following his predictions of a particularly good harvest. This first version of the story would constitute the first creation and use of futures, whereas the second version would be the first creation and use of options. Aristotle explains that Thales' objective in doing this was not to enrich himself but to prove to his fellow Milesians that philosophy could be useful, contrary to what they thought... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thales
