Roger McNamee
Roger McNamee
Roger McNameeis an American businessman, investor, venture capitalist and musician. He is the founding partner of the venture capital firm Elevation Partners. Prior to co-founding the firm, McNamee co-founded private equity firm Silver Lake Partners and headed the T. Rowe Price Science and Technology Fund...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth2 May 1956
CountryUnited States of America
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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.
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My attitude is: it's about time they start doing things about their overhead and costs.
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Motorola to me in some ways is a very disappointing company,
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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.
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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.
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It's hard to blame him for calling it quits. I think this is a very big challenge.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Could I live without it? Yes. Would I do as well without it? Absolutely not. It allows me to balance work and home.
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That's when I realized I was on the wrong team. I realized the investment business isn't just about hard work.
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