Comments on: Codexis CEO: Note to U.S. Govt., Don’t Act Like a VC http://gigaom.com/2011/03/06/codexis-ceo-note-to-u-s-gov-dont-act-like-a-vc/ Fri, 24 May 2013 16:32:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Charles E. Campbell http://gigaom.com/2011/03/06/codexis-ceo-note-to-u-s-gov-dont-act-like-a-vc/#comment-605862 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:28:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=305476#comment-605862 Alan Shaw is wrong! DOE should continue to invest in startups. However, it should suspend the Pay-To-Play Rules and recognize true innovators who don’t have or were rejected by DOE for being too innovative, which does not fit within bureaucratic way of doing things.

Competition hates innovation and hates any attempt by the US Government to assist new companies. It’s not enough for President Obama to give DOE billions of dollars and the the Secretary refuses to fund applicants, yet doesn’t spend the money.

Companies like Allen Hydro Energy Corporation http://wbsinccd.tripod.com/ahec can not be ignored by DOE and The White House for ever. DOE should be seeking innovation, rather than waiting for it to apply in an effort to get Americans back to work. Leadership is about solutions, not excuses.

If President Obama and DOE has the WILL, innovators and like myself can shoe

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