[zstiefler]

One interesting addition would be the ability to "short" companies who you think are overvalued.

[ghall]

We provide shorting at http://sandhill.exchange/, but it turns out most people are fundamentally optimistic about startups :)

[emirozer]

That is true, people are generally optimistic about startups but i really do wonder if i have a lack of vision or something, because when i look at this list at exchangel, i see a pile of useless stuff with only 1 or 2 diamonds and 3 or so useful ideas...

[pyvpx]

I would argue it's not a proper market place, fantasy or not, without such ability. (meaning, whatever values or data that comes from this is of near zero utility without the ability to short)

[nodesocket]

You can only short public companies, so why should you be able to short any company in fantasy investing?

[eru]

Why not? No need to restrict our fantasy investing to what people think is proper.

[taylorwc]

I'd guess the comment was less about 'what people think is proper,' and more about the fact that there are typically no mechanisms by which to short very early stage private companies.

[eru]

Yes. I guess I think games ought to be more awesome than life.

[pyvpx]

because fantasy investing is fundamentally a prediction market (IMO)

[gcb0]

last time i checked, every single fantasy football site also didn't allow you to borrow money from money sharks to try to bet against on a bad line up.

[hinkley]

You can't short a company unless it's publicly traded, can you?

[findjashua]

That'd make it less realistic

[zhoujianfu]

for sure!