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ZOMG Our angel and VC friends have done it again. They'd rather roast our insides than roast the turkey. Turn that portfolio company from turkey to turnkey. Joke's on us, VC billionaires.
-1- Paul Kedrosky: Somali Pirates and TARP (cont'd.)]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div
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/> </a></div><p>by <a
href="http://marissalouie.com">Marissa Louie</a></p><h3>ZOMG Our <span
style="color: #ff99cc;"><strong>angel and VC friends</strong></span> have done it again. They&#8217;d rather roast our insides than roast the turkey. Turn that portfolio company from turkey to turnkey. Joke&#8217;s on us, <span
style="text-decoration: underline;"><a
href="http://www.amazon.com/Sex-Single-Zillionaire-Tom-Perkins/dp/0060851678">VC billionaires</a></span>.</h3><p><a
href="http://blicio.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/reebok_freestyle_pink01-purchaze-dot-com.jpg"><img
class="alignnone size-full wp-image-111111411" title="reebok_freestyle_pink01" src="http://blicio.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/reebok_freestyle_pink01-purchaze-dot-com.jpg" alt="" width="304" height="172" /></a></p><p><a
href="http://purchaze.com/en/cat8/289/reebok-freestyle-reign-bow-neon-pink.html">Purchaze </a></p><p
class="MsoNormal"><p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"><span>-1-<span
style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-family: "> </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Paul Kedrosky: <a
href="http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2008/11/21/somali_pirates.html">Somali Pirates and TARP<br
/> </a></span></strong></p><p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span
style="text-decoration: underline;"><a
href="http://www.feld.com/blog/archives/2008/10/its_monday_do_y.html"></a></span></span></strong></p><p
class="MsoNormal">*PAULSON: TARP <span
style="color: #ff99cc;">PIRATE EQUITY</span> IS AN `INVESTMENT,&#8217; WILL PAY OFF.&#8221;<span
style="color: #000000;"> </span></p><p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"><span>-2-<span
style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-family: "> </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Brad Feld: <a
href="http://www.feld.com/blog/archives/2008/11/take_responsibi.html">Take Responsibility for your Actions</a></span></strong></p><p>“I tried calling <a
href="http://app.replayrecorder.com/bailout/default.asp?id=qnft">1-800-BAIL-OUT</a> <span
style="color: #ff99cc;">to see if I was missing something</span>.  They <span
style="color: #ff99cc;">wouldn&#8217;t hel</span><span
style="color: #ff99cc;">p me&#8230;&#8221;</span></p><p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"><span>-3-<span
style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-family: "> </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Joi Ito: <a
href="http://joi.ito.com/weblog/2008/11/08/loic-for-a-day.html">Lo</a></span></strong><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"><a
href="http://joi.ito.com/weblog/2008/11/08/loic-for-a-day.html">ic for a Day</a></span></strong></p><p
class="MsoNormal">&#8220;I thought about <span
style="color: #ff99cc;">selling Loic on eBay</span>, but I realized that would be too selfish.&#8221;</p><p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"><span>-4-<span
style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-family: "> </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Jeff Nolan: <a
href="http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2008/11/18/i-am-a-bond/">I am a Bond</a></span></strong></p><p
class="MsoNormal">“4 basic types of bonds, <span
style="color: #ff99cc;">Schoolhouse Rock style</span>.&#8221;</p><p><object
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title="Loïc for a Day" href="http://joi.ito.com/weblog/2008/11/08/loic-for-a-day.html"><em></em></a></h2><p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"><span>-5-<span
style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-family: "> </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Fred Wilson: <a
href="http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2008/11/do-you-ever-do.html">Do You Ever Do Any Real Work?</a></span></strong></p><p
class="MsoNormal">&#8220;Slowly but surely people are wising up to the fact that <span
style="color: #ff99cc;">blogging is work<span
style="color: #000000;"><span
style="color: #ff99cc;"> and its a very </span><span
style="color: #ff99cc;">valuable use of my time.&#8221;</span></span></span></p><p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"><span>-6-<span
style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-family: "> </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">James D. Robinson IV: <a
href="http://fiveyearstoolate.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/the-more-things-change-the-more-they-stay-the-same/">The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same</a></span></strong></p><p
class="MsoNormal">“<span
style="color: #ff99cc;">VC’s are too arrogant</span> and the pitching process is too inefficient.”</p><p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"><span>-7-<span
style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-family: "> </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Daniel Cohen: <a
href="http://coheda.typepad.com/israel/2008/11/newteevee-live.html">New TeeVee Live!</a></span></strong></p><p
class="MsoNormal">“&#8221;The best part was his reply to a question on how Fred changed his life: &#8220;I get attention from the <span
style="color: #ff99cc;">senior girls in school</span><span
style="color: #000000;"><span
style="color: #ff99cc;">, which is </span><span
style="color: #ff99cc;">co</span></span><span
style="color: #ff99cc;">ol&#8221;. </span><span
style="color: #ff99cc;">Excellent</span><span
style="color: #ff99cc;">.&#8221;</span></p><h4 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"><span>-8-<span
style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-family: "> </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Josh Kopelman: <a
href="http://redeye.firstround.com/2008/11/road-trip.html">Road Trip</a></span></strong></h4><p>“Chris Fralic, organized <a
href="http://nothingtosay.firstround.com/2008/11/first-round-new-york-ad-agency-days.html" target="_blank">a two-day road trip to the four largest advertising agencies in country</a>.  We <span
style="color: #ff99cc;">rented a bus</span>.&#8221;</p><p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"><span>-9-<span
style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-family: "> </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Bing Gordon: <a
href="http://ifundvc.com/2008/10/02/looking-for-killer-apps/">Looking for Killer Apps</a><span
style="text-decoration: underline;"><a
href="http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2008/10/03/display-ads-gone-wild/"> </a></span></span></strong></p><p
class="MsoNormal">“Look how smart I am (<span
style="color: #ff99cc;">how dumb I am not!</span>); I got this new (insert hardware model here) and it can do this!!!”</p><p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"><span>-10-<span
style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-family: "> </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Mark Cuban: <a
href="http://blogmaverick.com/2008/11/05/proud-to-be-an-american/">Proud to be an American</a><br
/> </span></strong></p><p>&#8220;I can tell you that <span
style="color: #ff99cc;">no entrepreneur or CEO worth a damn</span> in this country <span
style="color: #ff99cc;">gives </span><span
style="color: #ff99cc;">up or works less because of a change in tax policy</span><span
style="color: #ff99cc;">.&#8221;</span></p><p
class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">**Honorable mention**</span></strong></p><p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"><span>-11-<span
style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-family: "> </span></span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">David Cowan: <a
href="http://whohastimeforthis.blogspot.com/">It&#8217;s a Smule World After All</a><br
/> </span></strong></p><p
class="MsoNormal">When Jeff&#8217;s team isn&#8217;t <span
style="color: #ff99cc;">cleaning out Bessemer&#8217;s kitchen</span>, they&#8217;re churning out ass-kicking Chuck-on-iPhone (CHiP) apps.</p><p
class="MsoNormal"><span
style="color: #ff99cc;"> </span></p><p
class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"><span>**Your turn**<span
style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-family: "> </span></span></span></strong></p><p
class="MsoNormal"><!--[endif]--><strong><span
style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Suggest funny angel and VC blog posts through Turkey Day (you know these are going to be ridiculous!)<br
/> </span></strong></p><p
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class="MsoNormal"><a
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href="http://marissalouie.com"></a></strong></em></p><p
class="MsoNormal"><em><strong><a
href="http://marissalouie.com">Marissa Louie</a></strong> is the Founder and CEO of <span
style="color: #ff0000;"><a
href="http://ad-village.com"><strong>AD Village</strong></a></span> (<a
href="http://ad-village.com/">http://ad-village.com</a>) which helps bloggers monetize and advertisers optimize. If you liked this post, you might also like</em><em> </em><em> <a
href="http://bub.blicio.us/you-know-youre-a-young-female-entrepreneur-when/">You Know You&#8217;re a Young Female Entrepreneur When&#8230;</a>,</em><em> </em><em><a
href="http://bub.blicio.us/10-funniest-blog-posts-by-angels-and-vcs-october-2008/">10+ Funniest Angel and VC Blog Posts October 2008</a></em><em>, </em><em> </em><em>and <a
href="http://bub.blicio.us/the-future-co-existence-of-pr-and-digital-advertising">The Future Co-existence of PR and Advertising</a></em><em>. She gets esoteric on <a
href="http://twitter.com/malouie">Twitter</a>, where she announces Entrepreneur 2 Entrepreneur Office Hours and broadcasts her entrepreneurial journey.</em></p><div
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