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Re: An Alberta Clipper

Kempton — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:36:52 -0000

Looking forward to seeing you David.

A few updates.

We have confirmed the room to be SH215.

And Mark Gillingham will be demoing a product from Intelliview.

Thanks for spreading the words and CU in cowtown.

Re: Startups beware: Here be dragons

Kempton — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 13:03:33 -0000

Hi Mathew,

Thanks for your linkback to my post and also your interest in Dragons' Den. I disagree with some of your points in your post and I will drop you a comment later today.

Cheers,
Kempton

P.S. Nice to see Globe and Mail writers blogging and communicating with readers directly and by-passing the good-old "letter to the editor" approach. (smile)

Re: Startups beware: Here be dragons

Kempton — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 16:53:28 -0000

Hi Mathew,

Dragons\' Den may not be a *great way* to great way to raise money but it is definitely *one way* to raise some money. For people without rich relatives nor an extensive network of VCs ready to tap for some investment, Dragons\' Den is a one way (and I will even say, \"a good way\") to be exposed to some prospective investors. Hard-working entrepreneurs need help sometimes and if Dragons\' Den is their way to that path of success, then take it.

And I would say raising money is part of the show and not just a \"sideshow\" which is loaded with some slight negative connotations that I am not comfortable with.

I have a comment about the JobLoft entrepreneurs\' blog entry that you and your reader may find interesting, which is here.

Getting very little face-time or input from the dragons may be unfortunate but does it make the deal completely not workable? After all, if the JobLoft entrepreneurs have specific concerns, are there better ways to handle these issues than blowing-up right at the \"cheque exchange and welcome aboard\" meeting? I beg to differ from the events transpired on that faithful 2006 Halloween morning.

Finally and most importantly, I take issue with your last point completely. If the JobLoft entrepreneurs (and Dr. Norrie) engineered the harsh treatment of the Dragons to get out of the deal to get more money elsewhere, then they have just sold off their reputations. And if that was really the case, I like to use a quote from Warren Buffett to respond,
“I want employees to ask themselves whether they are willing to have any contemplated act appear on the front page of their local paper the next day, be read by their spouses, children, and friends … If they follow this test, they will not fear my other message to them: Lose money for my firm and I will be understanding; lose a shred of reputation for the firm, and I will be ruthless.“

Thanks for your interest in Dragons\' Den.

Now, can you call up the big bosses at CBC and tell them they have to order a Season Two of Dragons\' Den now? (smile)

Cheers,
Kempton

Re: No this doesn’t mean Mark Cuban is right

Kempton — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:28:10 -0000

Hi Mathew,

Yeah, negotiation is the name of the game.

Paul Kedrosky is right with respect to the ease of accessing of the clips. But, having the clips at individual locations do give more control to the content creator to provide a better "experience". Lets take Fox's "24" as an example, all the other info can be nicely packaged together with the clips. Just my 2 cents.

- Kempton

Re: HP spied on board members, including KP’s Tom Perkins

Kempton — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 02:01:31 -0000

Hi Matt,

I hope you are right that "Dunn may be done". The fact that Dunn allegedly decided to spy on the whole HP board is really less than smart. I echo another's blogger's view that Dunn should resign.

I posted a blog entitled "The Orwellian HP Way - Patricia Dunn Should Resign" at my blog http://kempton.ideasrevolution.com/.

Cheers,
Kempton

Re: Dogster raises $1M to expand — Woof! — but it’s not about the dogs

Kempton — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:21:07 -0000

I won't jump to such a quick conclusion that we are seeing a bubble here. Read the last paragraph carefully, "Disney paid for a campaign around Lady and the Tramp, and at first said it wanted to buy a $13,000 banner ad. Rheingold warned Disney it might not be happy with such an ad, because it didnâ€™t mesh with other parts of the siteâ€™s main activities."

A business owner that warns Disney on spending $13,000 in the "wrong" way, deserves a careful look of him. I think Ted may have something here.

Cheers,
Kempton

Re: Zecco will kill stock trade commissions

Kempton — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:42:40 -0000

Hi Matt,

Neat story. If there isn't any major hidden catch, this may be quite interesting indeed. I will definitely pay attention to it when it launch.

Cheers,
Kempton
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P.S. My good friend Sean created this 2-minute video "The Elevator Pitch" for CBC's Dragons' Den. See if you agree with his view.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq0tan49rmc

Re: Google buys its start-up garage

Kempton — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:04:38 -0000

Hi Matt,

Thanks for flagging this nice warm and fuzzy story.

Cheers,
Kempton

P.S. By the way, I ended up not clicking on the "AP reports" link you referenced and Googled for other trusted sources like San Jose Mercury News, BBC, and Bloomberg, etc.

Re: PayPerPost tests your ethics, & Edelman’s fake blog for Wal-Mart

Kempton — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 01:00:52 -0000

So infomercial has hit the blogs! Will they be ethically required/forced to put up a "PayPerPost" logo right next to their posts so that we know they are paid to say nice things ?

Yeah, right, â€œgood, valuableâ€ service! I suppose smoking help you loose weight too. Ice on the sidewalk will help you practice your balancing skill. Ice on the road will also make you a better driver.

Sorry for being nasty.

Re: Mercury News cuts 101, as advertising income plummets

Kempton — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 18:17:39 -0000

Sad day indeed. I've come to read and trust Mercury News as a good source of news about the Valley. I hope MN can get through this rough patch and be stronger. Good luck and all the best to everyone at the MN and those that will sadly be leaving.

Kempton
Canada

Re: BMD Love Blog

Kempton — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:22:43 -0000

Very neat title. :)

P.S. Who said love can't be designed? (smile) Some of these are.
http://kempton.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/a-day-o...

P.P.S. It will be nice to have a "Preview" button, instead of just "Post Comment".

Re: BMD Love Blog

Kempton — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:47:55 -0000

Would you like to help refine or fix the definition? Checking the edit history, the last two edits were done in Aug 11, 2008 and then April 20, hardly "active" at all.

If you need encouragement, here is one from a stranger. If an idiot like me can and have edited entries, and even created entries, so can a smart man like yourself?

Wikipedia does depend on kindness of experts (like you) or semi-knowledgeable person (like me) to help make it better a little bit at a time.

Hope you will go ahead and edit it. It won't bite. :)

Re: BMD Love Blog

Kempton — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:28:08 -0000

Imagine if John-Paul had taken the bus instead.

Re: BMD Love Blog

Kempton — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:42:02 -0000

I love Bruce's original manifesto and I think this one is cool as well. Thanks for posting.

Re: Interview with Industry Minister Tony Clement

Kempton — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:29:28 -0000

Thanks a lot for conducting the interview as I am fairly interested in hearing Minister Clement's take on copyright reform.

P.S. I agree with Jennifer that a "shotgun" mic will give you much better sound quality.

Re: Kevin Roberts is now blogging

Kempton — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:18:55 -0000

I am a big fan of Kevin and have been reading his words for years. I think it is fair to say, "So far he’s doing OK." I think it may take Kevin some time to get his rhythm in blogging. I especially hope and love to see Kevin respond to some of the comments and making the blog a two way street. Will see how it goes but I do have high hopes.

Cheers,
Kempton