A Startup Takes 'Investing in People' Literally. Not Everyone Approves

On Human IPO, a marketplace for investing in people, Tristan Pollock is currently trading at $180--up 20 percent from his debut price. "I'm looking at my dashboard now, and it looks like 12 people have bought time with me so far," he says. "One has almost 30 percent." Pollock, a startup investor, "went public" on Human IPO earlier this month. The platform lets people sell up to 500 hours of their time on the open market, at one hour per "share," at a price of their choosing.