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☆ FTX told architects that its headquarters should look like Sam Bankman-Fried's hair
  + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
FTX planned a "mini city" headquarters in the Bahamas that was never constructed, per Michael Lewis' biography. They eventually got a list of three ideas from FTX, including that the side of the building should resemble SBF's hair. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhen FTX was planning its headquarters in the Bahamas, the architects were asked to make it resemble Sam Bankman-Fried's characteristic hairdo, according to Michael Lewis' biography. Lewis writes that the two architects, Ian Rosenfield and Alfia White, were given "several hundred million dollars" and told to "have at it." "That was the first and only question we got to ask him," Rosenfield told Lewis.
Persons: FTX, Michael Lewis, —, Sam Bankman, Lewis, Ian Rosenfield, White, Fried, Rosenfield Organizations: Service, Nassau Guardian, Fried's Locations: Bahamas
☆ FTX spent $1 million removing one doorway and adding another after a dispute over feng shui, biography says
  + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
FTX hired two architects to design its multi-million dollar Bahamas HQ, per an upcoming biography. That unveiled one anecdote where FTX spent $1 million to settle an argument over a door in its former office. AdvertisementAdvertisementFTX spent $1 million removing one doorway and adding another when it was headquartered in Hong Kong, according to an excerpt from Michael Lewis' upcoming biography shared by The Times of London. AdvertisementAdvertisement"We were supposed to design a mini-city," Rosenfield told the biographer. In the end, the doorway was removed and another one was added instead, which cost $1 million, according to Lewis' biography.
Persons: FTX, —, Michael Lewis, Lewis, Ian Rosenfield, White, Rosenfield, I've Organizations: Bahamas, Service, The Times, Fortune Locations: Hong Kong, London, Bahamas, Asia
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