The next Metanomics event will be on Monday, November 5th at 11am where Professor Bloomfield's guest will be Gene Yoon (aka. Ginsu Linden), Linden Lab's Vice President of Business Affairs. He was previously the company's general counsel and provided leadership for finance. He'll be talking about the economic policies that influence Second Life and hopefully will provide us with projections on the virtual world's financial future.Other items of discussion: monetary policy, land policy, LL approach to inworld resident dispute resolution, and a host of other topics.
The CDS seems to be in a unique position with many of these topics, so I've included an invitation for post presentation discussion with our members. It would be great to see many of you there.(Colonia Nova Amphitheater)
Bio:
Ginsu Yoon - Vice President, Business Affairs
Gene Yoon handles a variety of business matters for Linden Lab, including international market development, corporate and business development, and external developer programs. He was also previously the company's general counsel and provided interim leadership for finance. Prior to Linden Lab, he was general counsel and corporate secretary at Airespace, a wireless LAN equipment company, where he negotiated key strategic relationships, including the sale of the company to Cisco Systems. Before joining Airespace, Gene was a principal at KTB Ventures, leading the firm's investments in wireless communications, networking equipment and semiconductors. He worked with the Airespace founders prior to joining KTB, while consulting with portfolio companies of Storm Ventures. He practiced law at Venture Law Group, advising many technology startups and venture capital firms, and at Kirkland & Ellis in New York, where his practice focused on leveraged buyouts and other complex corporate transactions. Gene received an A.B. degree from Princeton University and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.
Several people have asked about replays. I'll be happy to host replays in world but finding an appropriate time has been tough. In the mean time, you can access archives of the Metanomics programs at Metaversed.com.