A few anecdotes As usual, let me begin with an anecdote (or two). In 1972, I covered the university and R&D market for DEC in Germany, and as a sales guy, I visited a lab at MIT. The guy there was into robotics. I showed some interest in his application, since I had a similar […]
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Hi Upstarters, Just wanted to try out the famous fax line. I made it here safely. You guys should try out Swissair. Contrary to popular belief – smiling and courteous people, good seats, on time, and a smooth ride – what a difference to Southwest Airlines! I am still chasing James Gates from TPG –
It was a pleasure to spend time with you on Saturday, and I am glad we could get together. I cherish our friendship and relationship, and I hope that we can arrange to get together in Japan soon. If we cannot, I will look forward to seeing you in Los Angeles during the Western Cable
Last time we spoke about the opportunity of investing in Genesis Ventures, you encouraged me to keep you informed on our progress. I am happy to inform you that we have secured France Telecom (and some of their investment affiliates) as a lead investor in Genesis. Their joint investment will cover approximately 60% of our
Fundraising While I appreciate the commitment from France Telecom and affiliates, I am convinced we are handicapped in raising beyond the $25MM threshold in the US unless we can get a real name based in the US. Leo Hindery’s immediate influence is necessary to shore up the remainder to reach the first closing at $25MM.
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Excerpts: Entrust Technologies: A Proposal to John Sheldon and Steve Baronoff Entrust provides software products that address the growing need for security in electronic transmissions by providing encryption and authentication through its public key management system. Based on reviews, the Entrust product is the leader in standards-based, cross-platform public key certificate management for corporate use.
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Excerpts: Entrust Technologies: A Proposal to John Sheldon Nortel is offering an equity interest in Entrust Technologies. Entrust provides a complete solution of encryption and authentication through various public key management systems. Entrust is in its final beta and will be released in late January. Entrust provides a comprehensive security product based on public key
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Excerpts: Morgan Stanley Realty touches real estate’s biggest deals In fact, Morgan Stanley & Co. has been involved in the real estate industry longer than any other Wall Street-based investment banking firm, some 25 years. Today, the Morgan Stanley Realty team is part of a global company with offices in London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, New
Excerpts: John Stevens Sheldon recommends Deepak Moorjani In my seven years at The Lodestar Group/LSG Advisors and my eight years at Goldman Sachs, I have had the pleasure of working with many exceptional bankers. Of all the MBA candidates for whom I have chosen to write recommendations, Deepak stands among the top candidates in terms
Steve Baronoff: Please be advised that the following language should be added to our standard engagement letter boiler plate after the indemnification paragraph. The Company also agrees that no Indemnified Party shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) to the Company or its security holders or creditors related
