Imaginary Capital Partners

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A quasi-business, quasi-comedy podcast where we evaluate fictional businesses as potential fictional investment opportunities for our deep pools of fictional capital. Should you BUY, SELL, or SYNERGIZE? Listen to find out. Have a recommendation of a fictional business for us to analyze? Let us know…

Imaginary Capital Partners


    • Oct 22, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 22 EPISODES


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    S2 Ep8: X-Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2018 49:43


    This was a fun one (with decent sound quality!) - where we analyze which of Professor X's mess of merry mutants will make him the most money. We cover Wolverine, Jean Grey, Cyclops, Storm, Beast, Iceman, and Angel.

    S2 Ep7: Star Wars the Phantom Menace

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 27:15


    Where we dissect everyone's favorite elements of the Star Wars expanded universe: trade legislation, regulated monopolies, and when it makes sense for a business to invest in a dedicated army. (Note that this episode was recorded as a celebration of May 4th - gives you a sense of our editing schedule!)

    S2 Ep6: Bond Month Part 4: A Quantum of Solace

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 29:43


    Our fourth and final look at the Bond market, where an eco-entrepreneur attempts to follow a real-life price gouging playbook (and maybe sheds light on George W. Bush's next money-making scheme?).

    S2 Ep6: Bond Month Part 3: A View to a Kill

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018 21:05


    Our third diligence of the Bond market, where a scheme to disrupt Silicon Valley gets too literal.

    S2 Ep5: Bond Month Part 2: Live and Let Die

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 20:58


    Our second dive into the Bond market. Should Imaginary Capital Partners gets into the heroin distribution slash Jamaican chain restaurant business? (Sorry for the rough sound quality in these Bond episodes!)

    S2 Ep4: Bond Month (Bondth) Part 1: Goldfinger

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2018 25:33


    We're adding Bonds to the Imaginary Capital portfolio. This week, we kick off 007 Month by determining if Auric Goldfinger can turn villain into profit, cutting costs ... and sometimes Bonds.

    S2 Ep3: The Heist-Off Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 36:19


    Where we assess the financial prudence of the heist crews from Fast Five, The Italian Job, Ocean's 11, and Point Break. (We recorded this episode in December - so the plug for Michelle Wolf turned out to be quite prophetic!)

    S2 Ep2: The Heist-Off Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2018 42:02


    Where we determine the best way to get ill-gotten gains.

    S2 Ep1: Time Travel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2018 31:59


    After a long hiatus, we're back with Season 2! To kick off our sophomore effort, we tackle a concept rather than a standalone business: what's the best way for a time traveler to get rich quick? Footnote re: frenemy of the pod Zaks Lubin's appearance in Early Edition: http://www.okemosalumni.org/Zaks-Lubin.htm

    Imaginary Capital Ep. #13: Office Space, Silicon Valley, and other quick hits

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2017 25:38


    Our Season 1 finale, where we quickly go through the reject pile. Featuring Initech, Daily Bugle/Daily Planet, Pied Piper, and Mitch & Murray. Thanks so much for listening to Season 1! We'll be back soon enough with Season 2 - more imaginative content, and more regular posting (we hope).

    Imaginary Capital Ep #12: BASEketball

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2017 34:18


    Where we fulfill Danny's lifelong dream of owning a professional basketball(-adjacent) team.

    Imaginary Capital Ep #11: Being John Malkovich

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2017 25:41


    Where we go real indie / small cap and see what money-making ideas are rattling around in John Malkovich's head.

    Imaginary Capital Ep #10: Ghostbusters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2017 36:11


    When there's something strange... in your portfolio... who you gonna call... ICP!

    Imaginary Capital Ep #9: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2017 34:10


    Part 2 of our "Jim Carrey can really act" series, where we debate whether Lacuna Inc's memory erasing technology would be the next Botox or the next Google Glass. You can find Danny's appearance on the Matrimovie's podcast on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/matrimovies/id1223820280?mt=2

    Imaginary Capital Ep #8: The Truman Show

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2017 40:16


    Where we kick off our "Jim Carrey can really act" month by exploring the economics of a potential Truman Show reboot. A point of clarification: anytime Jasper mentions tidbits about the "actors" from the DVD extras, those refer to the fictional actors, not the real-life actors (e.g., Laura Linney plays Hannah Gill, the fictional actress who plays Meryl, Truman's "wife." In the movie, Hannah is the world's third richest woman.) The extra scenes can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frXlYeflkt4

    Imaginary Capital Ep #7: Springfield Nuclear Power Plant (The Simpsons)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2017 35:58


    Where we see just how "excellent..." of an investment opportunity the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is. Introducing two new features: Listener Mail, and the ICP Dating Corner. From our plugs, the Matrimovies podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/matrimovies/id1223820280?mt=2

    Imaginary Capital Ep #6: Rent a Swag (Parks and Recreation)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2017 43:21


    Where we explore the myriad ventures of serial entrepreneur Tom Haverford of the Pawnee Parks and Recreation department. We start with Rent-a-Swag and move into a dozen other ideas (though the less said about Entertainment 720, the better). #treatyoself #tommypod

    Imaginary Capital Ep #5: Dunder Mifflin (The Office)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2017 33:14


    Where we ask the employees of The Office, "What would you say... you do here?"

    Imaginary Capital Ep #4: Wayne Enterprises vs. Stark Industries

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2017 37:45


    The fourth episode of Imaginary Capital Partners, or "Batman vs. Iron Man: The Dawn of Fiduciary Responsibility."

    Imaginary Capital Ep #3: Harry Potter (Gringotts and Ollivanders)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2017 38:54


    The third episode of Imaginary Capital Partners, where we explore the Wizarding World of Harry Potter by tackling a banking behemoth and a family-owned small business.

    Imaginary Capital Ep #2: Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2017 29:53


    The second episode of Imaginary Capital Partners, where we discuss whether Charlie Bucket should join Willy Wonka as the successor to his chocolate empire.

    Imaginary Capital Ep #1: InGen from Jurassic Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2017 34:48


    The inaugural episode of Imaginary Capital Partners, where we analyze International Genetics Technologies, Inc. (frequently known as InGen) from Jurassic Park.

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