Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
America: On the road to bankruptcy?
I’ve tried to not talk much about politics on my blog. Politics are polarizing. And in my role as CEO of Doba, I’ve tried to stick to ‘safer’ topics because I know that many Doba customers read what I write.
But I’m going to change that. There are serious problems in America, and when I come across something that needs to be looked at, needs to be considered, needs to be understood by all of us, I’ll put it up here. I’m not going to say that I necessarily will try to propose solutions to these problems. I consider myself a pretty smart guy and I know my entrepreneurial mind is pretty good at finding ideas to solve problems. But at
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Overexposure (in a good way)
I’m the first to admit that I hold no affinity towards politicians. I get frustrated by what I see as the government’s inability to get things done. To solve problems. To make the lives of the governed better.
Anyway, I think I maybe be suffering from overexposure of politicians. A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend a Governor’s Roundtable with Governor Huntsman that was facilitated by the Utah Technology Council (UTC). This past Monday, I attended the UTC’s Public Policy Committee meeting in Salt Lake. Several members of Utah’s Legislature were in attendance, including Senate President John Valentine, Senate Majority Leader Curtis Bramble, House Majority Leader David Clark, Representative John Dougall, and Representative Bradley Daw.
The purpose
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Utah Technology Council roundtable with Governor Huntsman
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend a Governor’s Roundtable for selected Utah business leaders and CEO’s. About 25 of us met in Salt Lake for a discussion that was facilitated by the Utah Technology Council (UTC) (Doba is a new member of the UTC). Governor Huntsman wanted to address the most pressing issues on the minds of those of us leading Utah’s technology and biotech companies.
Most of the discussion centered around Utah’s blistering economy and incredibly low unemployment. (currently at 2.4%, 2nd lowest in the country) Governor Huntsman explained to us that after 3 years as Governor, he’s learned that his role in economic growth is to help facilitate an environment for good growth and good competition, but that
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Enough is Enough
Well, first of all, I’m making a blog post after being AWOL for about 2 months. I’ve been busier in the last 2 months than I thought I could ever be, and had a hard time reconciling what I needed to do with finding time to post on the blog. (more on that later)
I came in early this morning to do a quick few things before Doba’s Executive Strategy Retreat today at Sundance, and I read something that I had to comment on, to someone, somewhere.
I can’t take it anymore. For the past many months, maybe years, I’ve been seeing things that just defy any sort of logic, and enough is enough. The politicians in this country are off
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