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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (91918)	1/23/2000 9:15:00 AM
From: Victor Lazlo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

hmmm. But i wouldn't blame KP for trying to monopolize VC- they really do need more $$ ! <gg>

To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (91918)	1/23/2000 2:21:00 PM
From: H James Morris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

>. It may be time that the FTC look into Klener Perkins to see if they are trying to manopolize the VC space with their sheer size to reduce competition among the larger and more powerful underwriters such as MSDW, ML, DLJ and GS. Victor, Kleiner Perkins is a V/C not an investment banker. As a matter of fact MSDW and KP are partners as are KP and Goldman. The FTC? John Doerr sits on Al Gores economic team (fact), do you think Al Gore is going to let anyone f@#k with Kleiner? Btw This might interest you. Not one Msft executive has ever sat on that team. Call it a coincidence, but that's a fact also. Ps I'll bet you a $100 bucks MSDW comes up with another $billion for Bezos. I'm serious on this one.

To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (91918)	1/23/2000 10:00:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Respond to of 164684

I hear (cannot confirm) that Petutopia is looking to go public. I also hear that Kleiner Perkins a la Bezos does not approve. It may be time that the FTC look into Klener Perkins to see if they are trying to manopolize the VC space with their sheer size to reduce competition among the larger and more powerful underwriters such as MSDW, ML, DLJ and GS. This is rumor and my opinion only. I don't think so Glenn, fwiw. Kleiner isn't the all-seeing 1984-esque creature you guys make it out to be... in fact, they are surprisingly unorganized and have a "hands off" approach with a bunch of their portfolio companies. They can't (or won't) facilitate investments from Amzn to other ventures - they didn't in this case, anyway.