Word: specializing
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...Last week, the Big Fear gripped Silicon Valley big time. The always-optimistic entrepreneurs who thrive out here came down with a major case of the Pessimism Flu. The contagion was traced to a special meeting called by Sequoia Capital - the blue-chip venture firm - whose brains and money are behind just about any start-up of consequence. The message the VCs gave their young start-ups? Get profitable...
...zone that had given Harvard a 38-10 lead.“We got beat by a better team today,” Cornell coach Jim Knowles said. “I think they beat us in all areas, in all phases of the game: offense, defense, special teams. We gave up way too many big plays on defense, and they were able to pretty much do what they want with their offense. They were more physical, we turned the ball over, they didn’t. I don’t think it’s hard...
...Archie C. Epps III, then the dean of students, responded to a special charge that he received to address race relations with a program called “Harvard Discovery.” At the core of the one-day exercises was a booklet of readings ranging from Emerson to Henry Louis Gates Jr., now the Fletcher University Professor. Its purpose, Epps said, was “to take us from diversity to unity as a class and as a College...
...Nothing special was going on, one mom explained. "We don't make a lot of money," said Tammy Pyle, "so we just hang out and have fun together." Another mom volunteered that the key to this neighborly spirit is that they steer clear of politics when shooting the breeze. But they made an exception in this case...
...reform to a group of voters who have little faith left in the promises of politicians. "They're all going to tell you what they want you to hear," O'Hare said. And back on the driveway, Tammy Pyle's husband Larry echoed the sentiment. "It's all special interests now," he said. Larry and Tammy were the two Republicans in the group, but even they weren't buying the McCain message. "Whoever gets in, it's not going to change," Tammy said. "So for me, the most important issue is taxes. I just don't want to pay more...