Visual Guide to the Financial Crisis — Mint.com

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If you haven’t been to mint.com, you are really missing a bunch of great free stuff. The following Visual Guide to the Financial Crisis is theirs and, well it’s the best thing that I have seen so far. If you have thoughts about this chart, make sure you leave them at their site…the discussion there is pretty intense.

Visual Guide to the Financial Crisis

Visual Guide to the Financial Crisis



Weekly Fireside Chats for an Internet Generation

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President-Elect Obama has taken to delivering a weekly Saturday morning address in the style of President Roosevelt.  Unlike past presidents, however, the address is not merely a radio address, but a YouTube video.

The first installment of this effort was posted yesterday.  While I might find some fault with the quality of the production, I am thoroughly impressed with the effort and I look forward to other installments over the course of his (I hope) long tenure as our president.

For those that want to follow along weekly — go HERE (change.gov).  In the meantime, enjoy the first installment below.



The Speech — Yes We Did!

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2 months ago
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There is nothing more that can be said than Hooray!  Now…on with the hard work.



NVCA Video and a Happy Birthday!

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First, Happy Birthday to the National Venture Capital Association! May it have another successful 35 years!

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize that I am part of the Venture Capital industry. In fact, I devote nearly 100 percent of my work time to forming, guiding and counseling Venture Capital Funds. Nevertheless, I can’t blame readers for not connecting the dots — there has been a pretty strict wall between work life and blog life.

This “acting stint” for the NVCA falls pretty close to mid-way between those two lives — so I will stretch (slightly) to share the video here with you today. It will be shared with members of Congress as part of a lobbying effort to refocus support for the Venture Capital ecosystem. To that goal, I wish the NVCA all the best success.

I show up at the 4:00 mark in case you are only interested in laughing at me. Enjoy!



Rumi on Radical Acceptance

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6 months ago
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Here is a bit of Rumi for your Monday (via my lovely wife — thanks Paula for the patience and the help).

This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture.

Still treat each guest honorably,
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.