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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (176598)8/14/2006 10:47:30 PM
From: greenspirit  Read Replies (2) of 794002
 
Lizzie, I am not going to defend myself or my experience in regard to being a venture capitalist. It sounds like what I said was so accurate it really stung you. Sorry, but the truth is I remember placing a bet with you on this very thread, 2-3 years ago regarding employment numbers and you lost and lost *big*. Now, instead of doing a mea-culpa and admitting you were wrong, you've come back to toss more mud around assuming we would all forget about it. Fortunately or unfortunately, I have an outstanding memory.

The proof is in the pudding. You could be the best venture funding person in the world, that doesn't necessarily mean you know a hill-a-beans about the direction of the macroeconomic economy. Did Alan Greenspan work in the venture capital industry?

My life and my experiences I have little doubt have been very different than yours. I elected to take an unusual path in life. Not better, not worse and certainly no less ignorant.

So please spare me the "I know everything because I'm a venture capitalist or executive". I know and have worked with many executives of large companies, and you know what Lizzie, some are not all that swift. Some of them live depressing lives. Many are divorced, some drink too much, have huge egos and far too many yes men and women around them.
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