Man, Clinton is good! On hostile ground no less.
Month: September 2006
VC Podcast
Introducing VC-IO, a podcast by Levensohn Venture Partners. VC who do podcast! wow! VC-InsideOut opens a window into the venture capital industry through constructive dialogue and interviews with leading VCs, entrepreneurs, and other influential leaders involved with the VC world. VC-InsideOut episodes feature original content developed and produced by Pascal Levensohn, Keith Benjamin, Kip Sheeline, […]
On the thailand coup…
I had an email exchange with a friend based in Thailand. Got his permission to repost part of his email The King has openly showed his distaste for Taksin for some time. I think the King–or really Prem–gave the “go” signal for the coup. For months now, bank employees, toll collectors–any organization that wanted to […]
FCC to take on Net Neutrality
Just learn that FCC is going to issue a Notice of Inquire on Network Neutrality from (via Kevin Werbach). Went digging around at FCC site but couldnt find any yet and definitely not on the FCC open forum. Kevin said, “I actually think the FCC would be the better place to address Net Neutrality issues, […]
Old Shoes New Shoes
On the left is my old shoes. I brought them when I first left school many years ago. It brought me to US, and I wore them to see my first VC, and the same shoes I wore at the lunch when the deal was signed in Singapore. I wore them through out the […]
Proud Achievement
Was sorting out my photos and thought I should share this. It is a CV from an operator employee that reads: “Lead a team in various business functions to address the regulatory environment with the telecommunications regulator and telecommunications ministry to optimitise “X’s” position through lobbying – delayed implementation of potentially adverse regulatory stipulations by […]
The grestest enemy of freedom of expression is …
… “Parents”. Childrens (particularly your own) will turn a liberal into a moderate, and a conservative into unreasonable extremist. Before Children: “Porn? Whats the big deal?” After Children: “Porn? What the F*** is the government doing!?”
Bush Singing Bloody Sunday
If you think Mee Siam Mai Hum is bad, try this:
For Profit “non-profit”
Got to be the strangest news I hear today: Philanthropy Google’s Way: Not the Usual. The story on Google.org a for-profit philanthropy arm of Google. Yea, read it again, it is a for-profit non-profit arm. They have to pay taxes but it also give them the flexiblity to work with VCs like a commercial company. […]
Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela Got this on my way back from South Africa. I am lost for words…