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A stimulus that could save money

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:34:41 GMT

program seems like a promising part of the jobs program for 2010 that Obama has suggested he is planning.
Source: Salt Lake Tribune

John Doerr: If We’d Predicted the Market Crash, Probably No Green Fund

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:59:31 GMT

“If we’d been able to foresee the crash of the market we wouldn’t probably have launched a green initiative. Because these ventures really need capital.
Source: Earth2Tech

Les Leopold: Clinton's Cash for Caulkers? Not enough Economic Insulation

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:21:53 GMT

Bill Clinton and John Doerr, the venture capitalist, are urging the Obama Administration to use unspent TARP funds to stimulate jobs and reduce energy wastage by providing cash to homeowners and businesses for weatherization.
Source: Huffington Post

New 'Cash for Clunker' Stimulus Could Be Your House

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:53:09 GMT

The one highly visible success of the stimulus program has been the cash-for-clunkers program. It induced a boom in vehicle sales this summer that clearly would not have happened otherwise.
Source: CNBC

Cash for caulking?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:13:17 GMT

Cars. Home appliances. Now, weatherizing home improvements might be considered under a government-funded “cash for …” type of incentive program.
Source: Plenty

Economic Scene: A Stimulus That Could Save Money

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:13:45 GMT

Earl Haynes, of CGE Solutions, installed a blower door, left, in the front door of the columnist David Leonhardt's home while conducting an energy audit.
Source: The New York Times

Billionaire venture capitalist John Doerr a 2010 Dem gov candidate? No, no, no

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:36:05 GMT

Silicon Valley billionaire star venture capitalist John Doerr has put out the word in no uncertain terms that he's not, not, not interested in running for the 2010 Democratic nomination for governor -- an idea floated last week after San Francisco...
Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Gore mixing business with role as 'green' leader

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:28:02 GMT

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Al Gore thought he had spotted a winner last year when a small California firm sought financing for an energy-saving technology from the venture-capital firm where Gore is a partner.
Source: The Seattle Times

Quoted in ''Cash for Caulkers' Program, Infrastructure Bank Proposed'

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:05:20 GMT

John Doerr said in Politics Daily:

Just as the Cash for Clunkers program mobilized American car dealers to promote their fuel-efficient cars, so could a Cash for Caulkers program engage private enterprise, such as Lowe's and Home Depot, to put private capital to work

Quoted in 'Google’s Very First Press Release'

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:46:34 GMT

John Doerr said in The Next Web:

Search is extremely challenging, and improvements in the technology are significant ... One hundred million web searches are performed every day. Quickly finding the right information is critical for web users in many professions. Google revolutionizes search technology and delivers information in a way that focuses on the user.

Entrepreneurs Are 'Missionaries'

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:36:21 GMT

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Wed, 20 May 2009 16:00:17 GMT

John Doerr (3rd R), of Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, speaks outside of the West Wing alongside Jeffrey Immelt (4th L), Chairman and CEO of General Electric, Paul Volcker (L), chairman of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, and other...

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Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:49:01 GMT

John Doerr, Partner from Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, arrives for the announcement of the U.S. President Barack Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board in the East Room at the White House in Washington, February 6, 2009.