http://thedailyasker.disqus.com/It can't hurt to ask!enThu, 09 Oct 2008 12:25:00 -0000http://thedailyasker.blogspot.com/2008/10/prep-for-my-craziest-venture-so-far.html#comment-22411162<p>What's with this non-sense about reasonableness. Be free to be unreasonable. Go boldly, tell them it's part of your experiment in asking for things.</p>serukoThu, 09 Oct 2008 12:25:00 -0000http://thedailyasker.blogspot.com/2008/10/prep-for-my-craziest-venture-so-far.html#comment-22411164<p>On the stock asking -- I think it would be brilliant and well received by many companies. What you want to ask for is one "share" of stock, and you need to have a place that will keep them for you when you get them -- usually a brokerage account. I'm not endorsing anybody, but I like Sharebuilder. Scottrade and Ameritrade are options too. You could go low and ask startups -- their shares are often offered at around $5 so it's not a lot of cost to them. But your goal is to challenge yourself, so pick a company with a charismatic CEO at the helm -- Apple, Disney, Google, eBay. Address the letter to the CEO, but send it to the marketing department (not investor relations) And good luck!</p>AnneThu, 09 Oct 2008 11:34:00 -0000