The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
VENTURESOMENESS
adventurousness, venturesomeness
(noun) the trait of being adventurous
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
venturesomeness (uncountable)
The degree or quality of being venturesome.
Somebody must lead the way. I just showed that the thing could be done; but you men brought up to the use of steam cannot conceive the vast importance of my bit of venturesomeness to the Eastern trade of the time.
Source: Wiktionary
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FORMALITY
(noun) a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies; “the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention”
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