Comments on: What Are we Waiting For? http://blog.stealthmode.com/2009/02/what-are-we-waiting-for/ Entrepreneurship, Current Affairs, Tech and Our World Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Another moment of optimism « Recession, Real Estate, and Rethinking Retirement http://blog.stealthmode.com/2009/02/what-are-we-waiting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-884 Another moment of optimism « Recession, Real Estate, and Rethinking Retirement Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:06:51 +0000 http://blog.stealthmode.com/?p=915#comment-884 [...] 7, 2009 in 1 Here’s another blogger determined to make lemonade from our present economic lemons. I wonder how many hope to find what we need in entrepreurship.  In response to the bottom [...] [...] 7, 2009 in 1 Here’s another blogger determined to make lemonade from our present economic lemons. I wonder how many hope to find what we need in entrepreurship.  In response to the bottom [...]

]]> By: Joe Knapp http://blog.stealthmode.com/2009/02/what-are-we-waiting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-883 Joe Knapp Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:22:45 +0000 http://blog.stealthmode.com/?p=915#comment-883 The economic expansion from 1933-1937 was the longest in US history up to that point. So much for the New Deal not working. In 1937 everyone was declaring it a success and calling for a return to a balanced budget and less spending. This was done, and caused the 1938 recession. After that, spending resumed and so did the recovery. It was a momentary relapse into fiscal conservatism that caused the problem in 1938. WWII spending and deficits just underscored the point that government spending, even on unproductive armaments, is an antidote to recession. The economic expansion from 1933-1937 was the longest in US history up to that point. So much for the New Deal not working. In 1937 everyone was declaring it a success and calling for a return to a balanced budget and less spending. This was done, and caused the 1938 recession. After that, spending resumed and so did the recovery. It was a momentary relapse into fiscal conservatism that caused the problem in 1938. WWII spending and deficits just underscored the point that government spending, even on unproductive armaments, is an antidote to recession.

]]> By: Web Pixie http://blog.stealthmode.com/2009/02/what-are-we-waiting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-882 Web Pixie Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:45:34 +0000 http://blog.stealthmode.com/?p=915#comment-882 This post seems to answer most of the questions I had to discuss with you on the phone last week! While the operative word here might be "most," instead of "all," it's reassuring to know there is someone out there who's on the same wavelength. Great post, Francine. Time to talk more will come when the time is right. This post seems to answer most of the questions I had to discuss with you on the phone last week! While the operative word here might be “most,” instead of “all,” it’s reassuring to know there is someone out there who’s on the same wavelength.

Great post, Francine. Time to talk more will come when the time is right.

]]> By: francinehardaway http://blog.stealthmode.com/2009/02/what-are-we-waiting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-881 francinehardaway Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:27:20 +0000 http://blog.stealthmode.com/?p=915#comment-881 Emily, everyone SAYS they agree with me. But how much real support is there for innovation? From, let's just say, banks????? People are giving lip service to innovation. Emily, everyone SAYS they agree with me. But how much real support is there for innovation? From, let’s just say, banks????? People are giving lip service to innovation.

]]> By: Emily Emmer http://blog.stealthmode.com/2009/02/what-are-we-waiting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-880 Emily Emmer Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:23:57 +0000 http://blog.stealthmode.com/?p=915#comment-880 Everyone agrees with you that it's all up to new ways of thinking, living, and doing business and that innovation will save us! Supporting innovators is the core goal of my company (bulbstorm.com) and we are continually inspired by how much ingenuity is amongst us and by the plethora of great ideas that come from everyday people willing to find a solution and share it. We as a people have ideas, hope, and a very bright future as we each do our part! Everyone agrees with you that it’s all up to new ways of thinking, living, and doing business and that innovation will save us! Supporting innovators is the core goal of my company (bulbstorm.com) and we are continually inspired by how much ingenuity is amongst us and by the plethora of great ideas that come from everyday people willing to find a solution and share it. We as a people have ideas, hope, and a very bright future as we each do our part!

]]> By: A New Kind of Boot Camp « Ginger Kenney http://blog.stealthmode.com/2009/02/what-are-we-waiting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-879 A New Kind of Boot Camp « Ginger Kenney Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:31:27 +0000 http://blog.stealthmode.com/?p=915#comment-879 [...] together toward a common goal. It will be the unexpected joy of the pick-up team or the jam session.Francine Hardaway’s Blog, Feb [...] [...] together toward a common goal. It will be the unexpected joy of the pick-up team or the jam session.Francine Hardaway’s Blog, Feb [...]

]]> By: Francine Hardaway’s Blog « Ginger Kenney http://blog.stealthmode.com/2009/02/what-are-we-waiting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-878 Francine Hardaway’s Blog « Ginger Kenney Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:17:01 +0000 http://blog.stealthmode.com/?p=915#comment-878 [...] together toward a common goal. It will be the unexpected joy of the pick-up team or the jam session.Francine Hardaway’s Blog, Feb [...] [...] together toward a common goal. It will be the unexpected joy of the pick-up team or the jam session.Francine Hardaway’s Blog, Feb [...]

]]> By: Ian Kallen http://blog.stealthmode.com/2009/02/what-are-we-waiting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-877 Ian Kallen Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:03:05 +0000 http://blog.stealthmode.com/?p=915#comment-877 Great post, Francine. A general observation: when the herd is running to the precipice, the survivors run laterally and then turn around. Let me know when you bring the show to the Bay Area. -Ian Great post, Francine. A general observation: when the herd is running to the precipice, the survivors run laterally and then turn around. Let me know when you bring the show to the Bay Area.
-Ian

]]> By: Valto http://blog.stealthmode.com/2009/02/what-are-we-waiting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-876 Valto Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:19:52 +0000 http://blog.stealthmode.com/?p=915#comment-876 Really great and inspirational post. I cheer for your effort and example that you are showing to others! - thank you for this. Really great and inspirational post. I cheer for your effort and example that you are showing to others! – thank you for this.

]]> By: HWL http://blog.stealthmode.com/2009/02/what-are-we-waiting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-875 HWL Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:03:34 +0000 http://blog.stealthmode.com/?p=915#comment-875 Francine is spot on. I was on the leading edge of the economic downturn. My former employer saw the wave coming and took early proactive action (layoffs). Unfortunately, my high salary was among the first go simply for cost cutting. Since February 2008, I've been out of "work". However that has not deterred me. Sadly, there are no suitable "jobs" out there for me. Probably because I'm living in a false reality that my value to an organization was at one time worth X dollars and today is worth Y (i.e. less dollars). Like everyone else I too was guilty of living to my means, so the Y dollars were not too appealing. Therefore, I have decided to become, to quote Seinfeld, "Master of my own domain". I have started a business, albeit a low tech one, yet one that should thrive in this economy and beyond and the results - so far, so good. We as a nation, can't sit around and wait for governmental intervention. We have to have a pull ourselves up by the bootstraps mentality. There has never been a better time to take a chance on yourself or your dream. After all, you can't fall very far from here. Francine is spot on. I was on the leading edge of the economic downturn. My former employer saw the wave coming and took early proactive action (layoffs). Unfortunately, my high salary was among the first go simply for cost cutting. Since February 2008, I’ve been out of “work”. However that has not deterred me. Sadly, there are no suitable “jobs” out there for me. Probably because I’m living in a false reality that my value to an organization was at one time worth X dollars and today is worth Y (i.e. less dollars).

Like everyone else I too was guilty of living to my means, so the Y dollars were not too appealing. Therefore, I have decided to become, to quote Seinfeld, “Master of my own domain”. I have started a business, albeit a low tech one, yet one that should thrive in this economy and beyond and the results – so far, so good. We as a nation, can’t sit around and wait for governmental intervention. We have to have a pull ourselves up by the bootstraps mentality. There has never been a better time to take a chance on yourself or your dream. After all, you can’t fall very far from here.

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