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Should WSO Use Cash for Silicon Valley Oasis?
 

M Friedman's picture
(King Kong, 1,007
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 12:35pm
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This week, Apple, UPS, and Amazon put their cash reserves to use, and if that is news to you then you probably live in a hole. Maybe it is a sign that the economy is improving, but who cares? All that matters is that investment bank advisory departments are absorbing some solid fees.

Although none of us really know what kind of cash reserves Wall Street Oasis has on the books, perhaps it is time to conjure up some scenarios where we could deploy these hypothetical reserves.

Perhaps the cash could be used for an acquisition? Or maybe a big investment in R&D?

What I’ve been noticing is a steady increase in topics like computer science vs finance, Google or Goldman SA, and, one of my favorites- Facebook pays entry level 150K!

So why not acquire a solid, search engine optimized website that would focus on Silicon Valley careers and tech companies while still using the WSO model.

Now hear me out, the two sites would go hand in hand with each other, and users could use the same login/stats simultaneously. My basic thought is that there would be vast knowledge spillovers that could be used for both finance and technology. I mean, just look at how many threads there are on Apple or Facebook alone.

All the Silicon Valley prestige-obsessed kids flooding into the site would probably know a thing or two about coding and programing too. So maybe this would expedite the WSO iPhone app, or make the site cleaner and more users friendly.

So what do you say- Good idea? Or, is this just another JD Oasis waiting to happen?

See my WSO blogs here.
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turtle's picture

I think all the topics should

(Baboon, 144
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 12:45pm

I think all the topics should be kept here, it makes life easier than looking through 2 different websites when most of them could be talked about here without having to create a whole new website

"If you survive to my age and you rack up a CV like mine, you can look at HR and say, "Fuck you. I don't try out."- Eddie

CaliforniaAnalyst's picture

is there any existing such

ST
(Gorilla, 655
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 12:46pm

is there any existing such site available already? and just curious, what does op think will give life to jdoasis

cbcbcb's picture

Great idea. I know I'd

 
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 on 3/21/12 at 12:47pm

Great idea. I know I'd definitely use it, and going forward, probably more than WSO.

go.with.the.flow's picture

turtle wrote: I think all the

EN
(King Kong, 1,109
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 12:48pm
turtle:

I think all the topics should be kept here, it makes life easier than looking through 2 different websites when most of them could be talked about here without having to create a whole new website

youre signature is badass

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go.with.the.flow's picture

M Friedman ; Patricks gonna

EN
(King Kong, 1,109
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 12:50pm

M Friedman ; Patricks gonna have your balls for "So what do you say- Good idea? Or, is this just another JD Oasis waiting to happen?"

o_O

|| But feeling good and enjoying life are prerequisites to success, not by products of it- Midas Mulligan Magoo ||

turtle's picture

go.with.the.flow

(Baboon, 144
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 12:56pm
go.with.the.flow:
turtle:

I think all the topics should be kept here, it makes life easier than looking through 2 different websites when most of them could be talked about here without having to create a whole new website

youre signature is badass

Haha don't thank me, thank the author, the shit is motivating as fuck. Thanks Ed :)

"If you survive to my age and you rack up a CV like mine, you can look at HR and say, "Fuck you. I don't try out."- Eddie

Kenny Powers's picture

no god damnit no! tech will

O
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 1:14pm

no god damnit no!

tech will never be finance, they're different at the heart and a site like that would turn into a stackoverflow competitor.

pick em, lick em, stick em

Downeasta's picture

JD Oasis isn't performing as

IB
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 1:18pm

JD Oasis isn't performing as well because, in my opinion, there isn't as much to say about law school/law in general. It's a career that's been around since the fucking Greeks, so mankind has had plenty of time to think about it.

Wall Street and the *new* financial aspects of it (note: many of the aspects are old, i'm not talking about those ones) is relatively recent, and merits loads of discussion to up and coming monkeys. Same goes for Silicon Valley shit, it's all happening right NOW and changes every day.

Ambition's picture

Hey man yeah it wont

EN
(Gorilla, 717
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 1:27pm

Hey man yeah it wont work....... i feel like the niche this site grabs is great for it, I know hundreds of of sites that do this for silicon valley and WSO wont really be able to compete.... Not trying to be discouraging but if you are saying that he should compete with those sites that already exists then he would need to do something a little different than those other silicon valley sites.

Now if you are suggesting that he should create a different engine for curious WSO people then that makes sense I guess but I dont think that Patrick should spread his business thin. If anything keep on growing your Wall Street background. Think of other ways you can expand it. Starting a new silicon valley site wont really add anything except expenses unless people on WSO start buying guides themselves. I am running a tech/internet start-up now and I can tell you that (Patrick can too) this model isnt really worth the costs unless you are targeting new people to come, which will be difficult since there are many sites like this out there. I am also thinking Patrick has thought about this and may have come to the same conclusion that I have.

But it was a valid suggestion

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LIBOR's picture

Just go to Quora.com Already

EN
(Neanderthal, 2,156
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 1:28pm

Just go to Quora.com

Already tons of SV people on there

looking for that pick-me-up to power through an all-nighter?

RagnarDanneskjold's picture

WSO should acquire one of

HF
(King Kong, 1,031
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 1:30pm

WSO should acquire one of those websites with cat pictures on it. Then we can compete with the neckbeards over at Reddit.

ThaVanBurenBoyz's picture

Is there a good job board out

PE
(King Kong, 1,516
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 1:35pm

Is there a good job board out there listing only positions in this market (start-ups, VC-backed companies, VCs themselves)?

Commuter's picture

Keep the ideas coming

IB
(Neanderthal, 2,989
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 2:07pm

Keep the ideas coming

I work here...sup
WSO Company Database | WSO Job Board
[email protected]

Commuter's picture

Keep the ideas coming

IB
(Neanderthal, 2,989
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 2:07pm

Keep the ideas coming

I work here...sup
WSO Company Database | WSO Job Board
[email protected]

valleybandar's picture

IMHO silicon valley oasis

O
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 2:22pm

IMHO silicon valley oasis isn't a good idea, there's already stack overflow, tech crunch etc. WSO is excellent for finance discussions, I think it should stick to that.

Ambition's picture

ThaVanBurenBoyz wrote: Is

EN
(Gorilla, 717
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 2:25pm

I want a lady on the street, but a freak in the bed,

Go Bucks!!

Neighbor's picture

3 threads justify a new site?

IB
(King Kong, 1,236
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 2:27pm

I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

Ambition's picture

valleybandar wrote: IMHO

EN
(Gorilla, 717
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 2:29pm

I want a lady on the street, but a freak in the bed,

Go Bucks!!

happypantsmcgee's picture

Agree with above. WSO is

O
(Almost Human, 9,621
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 2:31pm

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford

Nouveau Richie's picture

I thought about this before,

IB
(Neanderthal, 2,776
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 2:42pm
shorttheworld's picture

WSO should use cash reserves

EN
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 2:46pm

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Unforseen's picture

I think WSO should use its

(King Kong, 1,099
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 3:04pm

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Ambition's picture

Yup I mentioned that patrick

EN
(Gorilla, 717
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 3:10pm

I want a lady on the street, but a freak in the bed,

Go Bucks!!

Neighbor's picture

Unforseen wrote: I think WSO

IB
(King Kong, 1,236
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 3:16pm

I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

RagnarDanneskjold's picture

Neighbor wrote: Unforseen

HF
(King Kong, 1,031
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 3:19pm
chipmunk's picture

great idea. i will definitely

O
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 3:25pm
nontargetib's picture

Dividends to users!

(Chimp, 8
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 4:34pm
CaliforniaAnalyst's picture

RagnarDanneskjold

ST
(Gorilla, 655
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 4:48pm
M Friedman's picture

I know, I have been out of SB

(King Kong, 1,007
 
Points)
 on 3/21/12 at 4:57pm

See my WSO blogs here.

SECfinance's picture

Unforseen wrote: I think WSO

IB
(King Kong, 1,414
 
Points)
 on 3/22/12 at 1:12am
The.RealDeal's picture

Buyout bid for M&I ?

O
(Orangutan, 272
 
Points)
 on 3/22/12 at 1:29am

" A recession is when other people lose their job, a depression is when you lose your job. "

go.with.the.flow's picture

The.RealDeal wrote: Buyout

EN
(King Kong, 1,109
 
Points)
 on 3/22/12 at 2:12am

|| But feeling good and enjoying life are prerequisites to success, not by products of it- Midas Mulligan Magoo ||

atleastimnotabanker's picture

let's buy techchrunch...

CO
(Baboon, 122
 
Points)
 on 3/22/12 at 4:33am
Nouveau Richie's picture

atleastimnotabanker

IB
(Neanderthal, 2,776
 
Points)
 on 3/22/12 at 4:58am
chicandtoughness's picture

Ambition wrote: w if patrick

CS
 
Points)
 on 3/22/12 at 4:34pm

"Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself."
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Previously: management consulting, investment banking

Ambition's picture

chicandtoughness

EN
(Gorilla, 717
 
Points)
 on 3/22/12 at 4:57pm

I want a lady on the street, but a freak in the bed,

Go Bucks!!

Ambition's picture

Nouveau Richie

EN
(Gorilla, 717
 
Points)
 on 3/22/12 at 5:13pm

I want a lady on the street, but a freak in the bed,

Go Bucks!!

NikitaN's picture

good idea :) SV is a great

O
(Baboon, 167
 
Points)
 on 3/24/12 at 12:46am
slim_ibd_shady's picture

LIBOR: Just go to

O
 
Points)
 on 10/25/12 at 2:36pm

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