Election 2008: New Candidate

McCain isn’t cutting it. “I’m a maverick. I’ll bring down Washington. But I have no vision for the country.” Sounds like Gandhi who brought down the British but did not know what to replace it with.

Obama has a vision of big government and wealth redistribution. Ayn Rand, Dagny Taggert and Francisco D’anconia are all shivering in their sleep.

Suggest you look at this video. The new candidate’s primary mission is rejuvenating the economy with ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

S.O.S. Response On RWW

Richard MacManus at ReadWriteWeb has written a follow-up post to my S.O.S. To Silicon Valley article on Forbes, where there are lots of comments as well.

Conserving Cash: Veodia CEO Guillaume Cohen (Part 6)

SM: Where do you go from here?

GC: We have been investing a lot in building the teams. A year ago the focus was to find the right financial partners. It has taken us more time to grow than we initially planned, which is not unusual. >>>

Professors Of Entrepreneurship?

Readers: Are there professors of entrepreneurship among you?

Student and recent graduate readers: Who are your favorite professors of entrepreneurship?

We are offering review copies of Entrepreneur Journeys (Volume One) to a group of professors, and would like your advice on whom we should reach out to.

If you have recommendations, please email Maureen Kelly mkelly AT bizbookpr.com.

Conserving Cash: Veodia CEO Guillaume Cohen (Part 5)

SM: What else should we be talking about in your story?

GC: We now have 17 employees. We moved to a new office. We used to be in a basement in Palo Alto, and now we are in San Mateo. >>>

Forbes Column 08: An S.O.S. To Silicon Valley

Zero-in on this week’s Forbes issues An S.O.S. To Silicon Valley.

Readers: Do me a favor, and email this article to everyone you know in Silicon Valley. Who knows where the next Brian Jacobs, Marc Andreesen, Jeff Bezos and the rest are hiding?

We need to find them.

Do You Squidoo?

My friend Rajesh Shetty just had me build a Squidoo page. I am curious…do you guys know of Squidoo?

Deal Radar 2008: TopTenREVIEWS.com

Utah-based TopTenREVIEWS.com is a technology-focused product review site. Founded in January 2003 by Jerry Ropelato, the company began as a website to help parents find web filtering software to protect their children online. TopTenREVIEWS soon expanded its review categories to include unbiased product information and product research, thereby attracting the average consumer. In 2006, TopTenREVIEWS ranked No. 3 on the Rising Star list of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500. >>>