Suppose you are given 10 minutes of meeting time with a billionaire, how can you convince him to gift you $10000?
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$10000 is 0.001% of the billionaire's wealth, it doesn't negatively impact the billionaire financially. The question is, how do you convince him to gift you $10000 right there and then?

You should have the freedom to spend the $10,000 as you wish, so solutions involving repayment at a later date, or plans to donate the money on his behalf, do not qualify as valid solutions.

Ideas are rated on a few dimension:
1. Likelihood for it to work (most important)
2. Practicality/Ease of carrying out:
-If the idea involves showing the billionaire an impressive cv, that might not be feasible for everyone

-If the idea involves performing an impressive magic trick on spot, that might not be feasible for everyone


1000Mana bounty to the best idea that I think would actually work.

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@AmmonLam Start by expressing your admiration for the billionaire's success and the positive impact they have made in the world through their philanthropic efforts.

  1. Share a personal story or experience that highlights a challenge or opportunity where $10,000 could make a significant difference in your life or the lives of others. Make it relatable and compelling.

  2. Quickly outline a specific plan for how you would use the $10,000 to create a positive outcome. This could be investing in your education, starting a small business, supporting a community project, or any other impactful idea.

  3. Emphasize that while $10,000 may be a small amount for the billionaire, it could have a transformative effect on your situation and contribute to a meaningful change.

  4. Politely make a direct request for the $10,000 gift, framing it as a unique opportunity for the billionaire to make a direct and immediate impact in a meaningful way.

  5. Be sincere, respectful, and grateful throughout the conversation, and maintain a positive and confident attitude.

Keeping doing something annoying for 10 minutes unless they give you the money. It's nothing to them, why would they care? They've been forced to interact with me for 10 minutes somehow, maybe they just want out.

Use the $10000 to educate the skills to the children's who wanna do something in life and have eager to be successful.

Idea 1: luck

Tell them you can predict the future, write a random number from 1 to 10,000 on a note that you don't show them, ask them to think of a number in that range in their head, show them your note, and if you are right, tell them that they will benefit from giving you the 10k. Has a tiny but notably finite chance of working.

Estimated average payout = $10,000 x 1/10,000 x 1/10 = $0.10

Idea 2: pluck i.e. lie

Not sure if this counts, but couldn't you just tell them you'll repay with interest, or donate the money on their behalf, then proceed to spend it as you wish? Sure you'd destroy your reputation and probably get sued to hell but you would technically achieve the objective.

Estimated average payout = $10,000 x 1/100 = $100

Idea 3: fuck i.e. prostitution

Kind of a repungent conclusion but I suspect out of all services this has the highest combination of portion of people with the requirements (gender, age, attractiveness), likelihood of being accepted, and completion within the time frame.

Estimated average payout = $10,000 x 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/4 = $625

Just thought of two more potential paths:

  1. Assuming the 10 minutes is required, "If you give me $10k, you can just leave now." This assumes they value their time, and would rather not spend it with you if it weren't required.

  2. Offer to do something ridiculous in front of them for $10k. They might find it a reasonable price for unique entertainment.

Billionaires don't become Billionaires by giving things away for free, or holding an altruistic mindset.

To have any chance, it would likely take a lot of research on the billionaire in question.

You could pretend to be interested in the things they are, like Art or Music, but then you'd have to spend the money producing something, instead of spending it the way you want.

I think the best way would be to try and get them to see a bit of themselves in you. You could start by sharing an interest on a deep level. They might assume you're a poser, so be prepared to be challenged on any opinion you offer, because challenging a person's stated belief is a good way to sniff out a brown-noser. The brown-noser will likely change their belief immediately, but if you are prepared to back up your opinion, it might lead them to trust your "authenticity".

Then, it might be useful to switch to conversation to your current hunger and ambition to accomplish something, that they might also care about. So they will hopefully see a bit of themselves in you.

Finally, you might share your progress, but also the financial barriers to accomplishing your goal. You can't mention the money, or ask for it, or make it seem like you're not working incredibly hard already, because that will immediately make them feel disconnected.

The 10k has to be something they come up with, and it might help to learn how magicians do that thing, I think it's called a force, where they subtly push someone towards picking a certain number or card.

Instead of saying 10k, you might list some items you're lacking to achieve your goal, that they might subconsciously estimate to be around 10k. Don't say "I just need these things...," but "Once I've saved up enough for these things, I'm going to..."

This way, they feel like they're the ones coming up with the idea.

You got to make them feel like it's their idea, without making your plan obvious. Don't look to them for approval, instead they should be wanting approval from what they see is a younger version of themself, so that they feel better about what they've become.

Say I'm poor and will make a business out of US$10000 and sell it to him later (remember, you keep the money that comes from selling it, and he can wait till you make a profit since that's a small part of his money). Also, he can make more money after you sell it. So, it's a win-win scenario.

Just saying you are depressed about the fact life is so expensive now, you can't even pay your medical bills anymore and maybe will even die without it (guilt)