Monthly Archive for July, 2009


Silicon Valley Spying

July 9th, 2009 | tags: Board Services

I told this story to Nancy Keene last week and she suggested that I post in on my blog.

Solar Power Unplugged by the Government

July 8th, 2009 | tags: Board Services

I just talked to a friend of mine who heads up a Solar Energy Company. It seam that an unintended consequence of the Stimulus plan has completely derailed the solar energy business. Commercial projects that were underway have now been canceled or put on hold, because the investors or lenders do not feel they can compete with all the government money that has been promised. In the mean time the Stimulus money is nowhere to be found and maybe years away. Mean while he is planning to start layoff.
Without the government