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Archive for November 2008

21

Nov '08

Lotus In The Fire

It’s an ancient metaphor at least 2500 years old. Yet it is so apt today. The DOW has careened around 7500 all day, jumping in the last half hour to 8000 on the news of Obama’s pick for Treasury Secretary. If it weren’t for that bit of news, it would have been a terrible day [...]

Tags: cashburn, competitive environment, courage, global environment, internet, Leadership, Redstone, seattle, skepticism, startup, team, VC
Harnessing Ambition, Insights & Opinions by Michael Schutzler

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13

Nov '08

The Changeling

In just a few months, we have seen several stunning transformations of Governor Palin. The once unknown Governor of our mostly frozen frontier state burst onto the world stage. Instantly she was vilified by countless women who blogged, emailed and kvetched out loud that she was a terrible mom for accepting McCain’s offer.  Her nomination [...]

Tags: Communication, Leadership, McCain, politics, sarah palin
Insights & Opinions by Michael Schutzler

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07

Nov '08

of widgets, bubbles, and wildebeest

 
 
 
 
  I was asked eariler this week by a friend – a seasoned veteran of internet investing – what my opinion was on widget world aka web2.0 and if it was indeed time to stick a fork in it, then what was next? It’s a funny topic.
Web2.0 is bursting for the same reasons that Web1.0 met [...]

Tags: business acumen, capital, consumer enthusiasm, credit crunch, disintermediate, facebook, fellow entrepreneurs, institutional investors, Irrational, Nicholas Negroponte, professional management, professional management talent, skepticism, VC, web2 0
Insights & Opinions by Michael Schutzler

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05

Nov '08

World Reaction

On September 12, 2001 almost every human on the planet waved an American flag and said “I am an American” and in the past 7 years we have squandered that solidarity, goodwill, and our treasury to boot.
What a wonderful opportunity we have before us; to rebuild and perhaps regain the place we had seven years [...]

Tags: barack obama, Chancellor Angela Merkel, collaboration, conflict, Germany, Gordon Brown, news bbc co uk, Nicolas Sarkozy, partnership, presidency, president elect, President Hamid Karzai, Prime Minister Taro Aso, war
Insights & Opinions by Michael Schutzler

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04

Nov '08

A Prayer

Congratulations to Senator Obama on becoming the 44th President of the United States. It is an historic moment for our country. For many in our country he has been an inspiring voice and a ardent advocate of hope. During this campaign the ugliness of our humanity came out more than once during McCain rallys and [...]

Tags: family, McCain, opportunity, president elect, president of the united states, senator obama
Insights & Opinions by Michael Schutzler

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