Roger McNamee Quotations

Motorola to me in some ways is a very disappointing company. I'm moderately optimistic about the stock here but I don't see the value here that I would like to see to be an aggressive buyer.

Motorola to me in some ways is a very disappointing company,

My attitude is: it's about time they start doing things about their overhead and costs.

I think the best predictor is the immediate past, ... continuation of Internet IPO mania that we've seen over the past couple of months.

I think what we've seen is a phase shift on Wall Street. And frankly investors are looking for a reason to sell.

Microsoft didn't get to $8 billion in revenues and $7 billion in cash because they fell asleep at the switch.

The PC industry is having a terrific year, particularly if you are one of the big four producers. Those companies are growing twice as fast as everyone else in the industry and gaining very rapidly.

What's great about this deal is the right piece of CompuServe found good homes at decent prices. No one seems to have overpaid for anything.

Earnings right now is as good as you could possibly imagine. I mean, the economy is strong, the technology economy in particular is strong. I think what we have seen, though, is a phase shift on Wall Street and, frankly, investors are looking for reasons to sell.

Could I live without it? Yes. Would I do as well without it? Absolutely not. It allows me to balance work and home.

People think nothing of owning a stock for minutes at a time. The velocity of trading is staggering and completely unprecedented.

That's when I realized I was on the wrong team. I realized the investment business isn't just about hard work.

Thats when I realized I was on the wrong team, ... I realized the investment business isnt just about hard work.

They started out in a world of spread sheets and word processors,

They have huge opportunities available to them, some of which would benefit from a more liquid balance sheet.

This March quarter earnings season was, without a doubt, the finest first- quarter season I have ever seen in 18 years in the business, ... In the Money.

Stock markets are for long-term investing. I am afraid that too many people were putting their lunch money and their next car payments in the stock market.

It's hard to blame him for calling it quits. I think this is a very big challenge.

These two companies together control many of the key pieces of the technology that make up the backbone of the Internet. In any Internet service provider, you'll find Ascend and Cascade equipment dominating. I think from a strategic standpoint, this makes a ton of sense.

The key thing to remember is that whenever you go through a prolonged correction, what matters is not the portfolio you own when the correction starts, but the one you own when it ends.

I had better cellular coverage on a ship in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea than I have in many parts of Silicon Valley.

Hes one of those people who has so many friends, they have no friends.

The Flying Other Brothers will be in San Francisco and Lake Tahoe this coming weekend...with G.E. Smith on lead guitar!

The evidence of what you can sell on the Web is not conclusive. Have you seen the Toys R Us site? Never mind reaching Main Street, these guys can't get out of park.

You know the beautiful thing: June 29, 2009, is the two- year anniversary of the first shipment of the iPhone. Not one of those people will still be using an iPhone a month later.

Android has been managed essentially to make it a profitless prosperity. Right now, if Google is not careful, Android will be Samsung or Samsung will be Android.

People who cost too much: manager, lawyer, publicist, label, music publisher.

We need to stop thinking about infrastructure as an economic stimulant and start thinking about it as a strategy. Economic stimulants produce Bridges to Nowhere. Strategic investment in infrastructure produces a foundation for long-term growth.

Vision isn't a template in PowerPoint.