Richard Peterson
Richard Peterson
believe care confidence issues members respond sell support talk
To sell it, you've got to believe in it, and we believe in it. When we go to St. Paul, or Washington, to talk to legislators about issues we care about, the more members we represent, the more confidence the legislators have that they'll have support if they respond to our views.
believe people problem process provide solve
A lot of people think their vendors can solve this problem for them. We believe a vendor can provide a HIPAA-ready system, but only an organization can make it compliant. And it's not a one-time process like with Y2K. It's ongoing,
hard
It's not good. Historically, it's hard to make up ground.
almost average blue gain three
The Blue Nile gain is almost three times the average IPO first-day gain, which is about 12 or 13 percent.
felt moved overhead wrong
I moved the wrong way and I had something overhead and I felt something go in my back.
best bit camp deal four gets hostile oracle says third three waiting year
I'm in the camp that says it will be a third down year or at best a little bit higher, ... I'm still waiting to see if Oracle deal gets done. Typically with hostile deals, three out of four never get completed.
august demand investor since terms week worst
The investor demand wasn't there. In terms of pricing, this is the worst week since August 2000.
buy excellent membership ticket
They can use that to buy E85. Membership in MCGA is your ticket to this excellent deal.
compared deals prior scope seen since velocity
The world prior to that legislation was tepid compared to the enormity, velocity and scope of the deals in telecommunications that we've seen since then.
excited proved students themselves worthy
We're very excited that our students have proved themselves worthy of this.
leading poor sector supply year
There's really an over supply of biotech offerings. That sector has been leading the offerings and it's been a poor year for biotech.
opposite wait
You can just wait long enough and someone else will have an opposite opinion.
bankers excited investors
There's not much for IPO investors or bankers to get excited about.
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The worst problem was to sit you just couldn't sit. I mean, you couldn't get comfortable no how.