212 is Money?

Discussion in 'Wall St. News' started by Maverick74, Aug 16, 2011.

  1. Maverick74

    Maverick74

    http://dealbreaker.com/2011/08/step-1-get-your-hedge-fund-a-212-area-code-step-2-step-3-profit/

    15 Aug 2011 at 4:22 PM

    Step 1: Get Your Hedge Fund A 212 Area Code; Step 2: ???; Step 3: Profit

    By Bess Levin

    Are you running a hedge fund out of Bumblefuck, USA? Do you feel like having a New York area code could help you take this thing to the next level but lack the funds necessary for a move? Dennis Mkyktyn may be able to help. In 2003 the former hedge fund manager had the foresight to buy a bunch of 212 numbers- 100 to be exact-, knowing that one day people like yourselves would be doing unspeakable things to get their hands on one.

    “It’s prestigious,” said Mr. Mykytyn, who runs a record label, Modern Records, in an office at Lafayette and East Fourth Streets. “When 212 is on your phone, everyone knows where that it is, and it means you’ve been around for a while..It’s old-school New York. The number represents a business that’s been around for a long time,” he said. Mr. Mykytyn is able to use the 212 cachet wherever he likes; he said he receives calls to his 212 number in Los Angeles because the phone service is digital. “I had an analyst working for me in Minnesota who had a 212 number,” he said. “If anyone called, they thought he was in New York.”

    So he’s clearly playing coy right now but as you and we all know, everyone’s gotta price. Name yours and in the unlikely event he doesn’t cave, we’ll hook you up with a guy hoarding an arguably more prestigious** area code- the 203. He’s sitting on millions of them, literally, and while you might have to videotape yourself admitting to your co-workers you think professional wrestling is real to get ‘em, it’ll be worth it.
     
  2. Thee ol' padded bra concept.
     
  3. achilles28

    achilles28

    Bumblefuck, USA LOL
     
  4. JamesL

    JamesL

    Difficult, but not impossible to get those area codes. You can get 203's thru Google Voice and 212's from various VOIP service providers
     
  5. Really? Does area code matter that much in business? I never pay attention to area code...

    As if it was a magical number that makes people spend more money.
     
  6. I agree. 212 is gold!

    Surf