Paul Cook
Paul Cook
Paul Thomas Cook is an English drummer and member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDrummer
Date of Birth20 July 1956
CountryUnited States of America
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The malaise and military decline of the post-Vietnam years under President Jimmy Carter set the stage for Russian aggression abroad and uncertainty among our allies.
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It's amazing -- not necessarily how large the fund is now -- how small we were then.
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Their tone was that they plan to focus on profitability and take their business international.
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There can be no doubt this has serious consequences with educational services and employee morale.
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This fund is not interested in pure Internet plays.
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As an investor, I'm concerned with the later phase. There's a higher level of commitment from the venture capital firm by then.
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You need to have enough immediate profits that you can finance the long-range growth without diluting the stock.
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Looks like a lot of the technology shares are on sale now. It's more of a buyer's market, and we think that this is an opportunity for us to step in and buy shares where people have some fear, uncertainty and doubt.
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They may come to a company with an offer for a $15 million investment with the current management team, and they may offer $20 million if the company takes on the CFO the venture firm wants,
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There will be a sea of change with the Internet. You'd have to be blind not to see it.
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I don't recommend buying our fund based on returns. You buy a fund based on its management team.
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We think there is strong upside potential for companies exposed to the Internet,
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We didn't expect to have the success we've had.
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We're still watching to see what the ruling means. It will lift some of the burden off Microsoft, but it doesn't end things.