Comments on: It’s Good to Be Larry Summers http://washingtonindependent.com/37361/its-good-to-be-larry-summers National News in Context Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:40:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Hot News » Larry Summers http://washingtonindependent.com/37361/its-good-to-be-larry-summers/comment-page-1#comment-30336 Hot News » Larry Summers Mon, 11 May 2009 09:40:15 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=37361#comment-30336 [...] Broker » When Will Larry Summers Apologize?...The Washington Independent » It’s Good to Be Larry Summers...A decade later, will Summers again sabotage progress on Climate Change?...Has Fat Dickless Slob [...] [...] Broker » When Will Larry Summers Apologize?…The Washington Independent » It’s Good to Be Larry Summers…A decade later, will Summers again sabotage progress on Climate Change?…Has Fat Dickless Slob [...]

]]> By: Steven Duque http://washingtonindependent.com/37361/its-good-to-be-larry-summers/comment-page-1#comment-34789 Steven Duque Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:34:33 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=37361#comment-34789 A great article about why Larry Summers was one of the fairest paid men on Wall Street by Peter Hopkins, co-founder of Big Think, a company Summers invested in as an angel:<br><br><a href="http://bigthink.com/blog_entries/559-Larry-Summers-Is-The-Fairest-Paid-Man-On-Wall-Street" rel="nofollow">http://bigthink.com/blog_entries/559-Larry-Summ...</a><br><br>An Excerpt:<br>"I would later get to know Summers personally in the context of his contributions to and investment in Big Think. There were two traits I saw first hand in Summers that are supremely relevant here. First, he puts his money where his mouth is—upon making his first million, his impulse was to reinvest in small start-ups like ours whose missions aligned with his vision of the future. Second, his dedication to government service informs his religious observance of ethics regulations. When he called to tell me that he would have to divest of Big Think because of his new post in the administation, he ended the call on a somber note for me that left no doubt as to where his loyalties lied: "I'm afraid I can be less helpful to you now than if we had never known each other at all." A great article about why Larry Summers was one of the fairest paid men on Wall Street by Peter Hopkins, co-founder of Big Think, a company Summers invested in as an angel:

http://bigthink.com/blog_entries/559-Larry-Summ…

An Excerpt:
“I would later get to know Summers personally in the context of his contributions to and investment in Big Think. There were two traits I saw first hand in Summers that are supremely relevant here. First, he puts his money where his mouth is—upon making his first million, his impulse was to reinvest in small start-ups like ours whose missions aligned with his vision of the future. Second, his dedication to government service informs his religious observance of ethics regulations. When he called to tell me that he would have to divest of Big Think because of his new post in the administation, he ended the call on a somber note for me that left no doubt as to where his loyalties lied: “I'm afraid I can be less helpful to you now than if we had never known each other at all.”

]]> By: It’s good to be Larry Summers « Later On http://washingtonindependent.com/37361/its-good-to-be-larry-summers/comment-page-1#comment-24555 It’s good to be Larry Summers « Later On Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:44:25 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=37361#comment-24555 [...] in Business, Daily life, Democrats, Government, Obama administration at 9:44 am by LeisureGuy Mike Lillis in the Washington Independent: The New York Times dug through some new financial records to discover that Wall Street has been [...] [...] in Business, Daily life, Democrats, Government, Obama administration at 9:44 am by LeisureGuy Mike Lillis in the Washington Independent: The New York Times dug through some new financial records to discover that Wall Street has been [...]

]]> By: Steven Duque http://washingtonindependent.com/37361/its-good-to-be-larry-summers/comment-page-1#comment-24599 Steven Duque Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:34:33 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=37361#comment-24599 A great article about why Larry Summers was one of the fairest paid men on Wall Street by Peter Hopkins, co-founder of Big Think, a company Summers invested in as an angel:<br><br><a href="http://bigthink.com/blog_entries/559-Larry-Summers-Is-The-Fairest-Paid-Man-On-Wall-Street" rel="nofollow">http://bigthink.com/blog_entries/559-Larry-Summ...</a><br><br>An Excerpt:<br>"I would later get to know Summers personally in the context of his contributions to and investment in Big Think. There were two traits I saw first hand in Summers that are supremely relevant here. First, he puts his money where his mouth is—upon making his first million, his impulse was to reinvest in small start-ups like ours whose missions aligned with his vision of the future. Second, his dedication to government service informs his religious observance of ethics regulations. When he called to tell me that he would have to divest of Big Think because of his new post in the administation, he ended the call on a somber note for me that left no doubt as to where his loyalties lied: "I'm afraid I can be less helpful to you now than if we had never known each other at all." A great article about why Larry Summers was one of the fairest paid men on Wall Street by Peter Hopkins, co-founder of Big Think, a company Summers invested in as an angel:

http://bigthink.com/blog_entries/559-Larry-Summ…

An Excerpt:
“I would later get to know Summers personally in the context of his contributions to and investment in Big Think. There were two traits I saw first hand in Summers that are supremely relevant here. First, he puts his money where his mouth is—upon making his first million, his impulse was to reinvest in small start-ups like ours whose missions aligned with his vision of the future. Second, his dedication to government service informs his religious observance of ethics regulations. When he called to tell me that he would have to divest of Big Think because of his new post in the administation, he ended the call on a somber note for me that left no doubt as to where his loyalties lied: “I'm afraid I can be less helpful to you now than if we had never known each other at all.”

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