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Bush Force One Just got this from my cousin, John Oman:  He writes: After many years of circling the globe in an elegant but somewhat lackluster color scheme, the Bush administration has announced plans for a complete overhaul of the appearance of Air Force One. Still chugging Nice Cluetrian mention in Federal Computer Week. Chris Locke also points us to CT's latest #1 position, this one among readers of periodicals. And what wouldn't you do for an offer sheet? There's been a shitload of VC-bashing over the last few months. I've done some of it myself. Hey, even the VCs, herding animals that they are, have joined in the fun. But let's get real here. Where would we be if VCs were as regulated as banks? Driving the old Jetta and renting an apartment in Sunnyvale, probably So it's nice to hear John Doerr put a few things in perspective:
Here comes the however: I don't think the venture capital community is responsible to the market. The venture capital community doesn't drive Nasdaq. That's a market of willing buyers and sellers. Underwriters have to approve taking companies public. Individuals have to choose to invest. Here's some more perspective: Larry Elison made almost 3 billion bucks today.
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