A Bailout Isn't Enough

September 25, 2008

I want my chance to help do things correctly. All week long I’ve been emotionally and intellectually struggling with the near collapse of the global economy and the admonitions of both former Goldman Sachs CEO and President Bush about how we had to give them $700b to bail out the banking system. Immediately. No questions […]

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Alcoa Receives Green Enterprise Award: ESS Celebrates

September 22, 2008

While ESS, a company in which I’m a shareholder, is congratulating Alcoa for receiving Oracle’s Empower the Green Enterprise award during a ceremony today at Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco. But I’m congratulating ESS. Oracle Board Chairman Jeff Henley and CIO Mark Sunday presented the award to Alcoa, which was recognized for adopting green business […]

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LiveBlogging Charlene Li in #Phoenix

September 18, 2008

Charlene Li, author of Groundswell, has a new presentation. I’m so happy to see her here. She begins with the world-famous Comcast technician asleep on his customer’s couch and how that comes up on Google. Technologies are enablers but social media is about relationships. “You’re not even listening.” She shows a great video of a […]

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Time for the 21st Century Financial Institution

September 17, 2008

I woke up this morning to Jim Cramer calmly speaking about the death of his industry, followed by a clip of him freaking out a year ago on his show. In the interim, he’s been medicated I guess. Or as he says, “no point in ranting now. It’s over.” In the clip, he said “my […]

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The Coen Brothers on the Upcoming Election

September 14, 2008

I just came out of the Coen Brothers new movie “Burn After Reading.” Disclaimer: I’m a fan. It got bad reviews, but I thought it was a hilarious illustration of how partially-educated, insanely self-confident people perceive issues and events. When people have a superficial understanding of the way things work, they make incredibly bad judgment […]

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Recycling Gets a New Look

September 8, 2008

Today is the first day of the rest of our lives. Americans on both sides of the political fence should know that the bailout of Fannie and Freddie means things will never be the same. Never mind the markets, which will gyrate up first (ah, problem solved) and then come back to reality (what are […]

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The World According to Sarah Palin

September 4, 2008

Sarah Palin spoke last night at the Republican Convention, and at the end of the speech I had an argument with a group of people with whom I have everything in common politically. Why? Because I don’t think on Newsgang Live Last night, there was enough respect for the sheer power of words, even words […]

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To Grow Your Business, Ask Questions First

September 2, 2008

Tomorrow I leave the Bay Area with its plethora of innovators, resources, early adopters and smart people and travel back to reality.My thoughts are drifting back to the entrepreneurs I deal with in Arizona, who are trying to survive, thrive and grow in a difficult environment. The environment is partly a reflection of outside events, […]

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Gnomedex 2008 – Sarah Lacy, Tara Hunt, Olivia Hine, Francine Hardaway

August 29, 2008

Gnomedex 2008 – Sarah Lacy, Tara Hunt, Olivia Hine, Francine Hardaway Originally uploaded by b_d_solis This is a group of women who can shatter any glass ceiling.

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More on the Fierce Urgency of Now

August 29, 2008

You do not already know how I feel about this one. Last night, when I saw Barack Obama accept the nomination, I cried. I wanted my father to be there to see this. He was the one who taught me a black person was my equal, and the person who taught me a woman could […]

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