Comments on: How much is Paul Allen worth? http://gigaom.com/2004/02/29/how-much-is-paul-allen-worth/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:06:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Andy Abramson http://gigaom.com/2004/02/29/how-much-is-paul-allen-worth/#comment-1361 Andy Abramson Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2004/02/29/how-much-is-paul-allen-worth/#comment-1361 On our daily broadcast, "The World Technology RoundUp" streamed from www.kenradio.com, we've been calling Paul Allen "Dr. Netvorkian" for a few years. Why? He seems to be the "kiss of death" for many companies. I mean, think about it. He funded the Jimi Hendrix Museum in Seattle. While I admire his civic mindedness which comes with wealth, this is a person who invests in dead guys. Wonder why those companies all have trouble... Allen's vision far surpasses his ability to manage and implement. His last smart move was hooking up with Bill Gates. His next best move was leaving Microsoft--but not for his sake, for Bill's and all who were a part of the growth. Just my opinion! Andy On our daily broadcast, “The World Technology RoundUp” streamed from (link) , we’ve been calling Paul Allen “Dr. Netvorkian” for a few years. Why? He seems to be the “kiss of death” for many companies. I mean, think about it. He funded the Jimi Hendrix Museum in Seattle. While I admire his civic mindedness which comes with wealth, this is a person who invests in dead guys. Wonder why those companies all have trouble…

Allen’s vision far surpasses his ability to manage and implement.

His last smart move was hooking up with Bill Gates. His next best move was leaving Microsoft–but not for his sake, for Bill’s and all who were a part of the growth.

Just my opinion!

Andy

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