Business deals like Solyndra don't make themselves happen do they?

Deals like Solyndra don't just make themselves happen! They have to have really, really great people behind it to appreciate the finely tuned opportunity that Solyndra was. People with experience. Business savvy. The ability to pick winners from losers. Skills in innovation appreciation. Democratic experience. Let's take a cruise on over to LinkedIn shall we?

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Steve Spinner's Summary

Experienced business executive with 17+ years of cleantech, media, entertainment, retail & consumer and government expertise. My current passion involves helping teams of engineers, scientists, physicians with starting their entrepreneurial ventures - advising them with all aspects (incorporation, product development, financing, hr, partnerships, sales and marketing) of starting and growing their businesses.

Specialties

angel (sic) & venture financing, federal and state government initiatives, strategy formulation, early business plan development, negotiations, partnering, business development, M&A, building teams, organizational behavior.

Steve Spinner's Experience

Investor/Advisor Cleantech and Internet companies

Venture Capital & Private Equity industry

October 2010 – Present (1 year 1 month)

Angel Investor and/or Advisor - working with >10 companies to support their financing, government initiatives, strategic partnerships, business development, customer acquisition, and organizational development efforts

Senior Fellow Center for American Progress Nonprofit; Think Tanks (sic) industry

October 2010 – Present (1 year 1 month)

CAP is pioneering progressive, 21st century policy proposals to transform our nation and our economy in ways that protect the global environment, boost global prosperity, and create sustainable sources of clean energy to reduce the world’s reliance on dirty, carbon-based energy. Our low-carbon policy priorities encourage comprehensive upgrades in the efficiency of energy production and consumption as well as environmentally safe and sustainable energy diversification. And our commitment to sound scientific energy and environmental technology innovation exemplifies progressive ideals and pragmatism at work.

Loan Programs Advisor, Recovery Act Team & Chief Strategic Operations Officer, Loan Programs U.S. Department of Energy Government Administration industry

April 2009 – September 2010 (1 year 6 months)

Reporting into the Office of the Secretary, was responsible for the strategic operations of the >$100B in loans and loan guarantees programs within the DOE. Program areas include automotive, nuclear, fossil, transmission & distribution, industrial energy efficiency and renewables generation and manufacturing (solar, wind, hydrogen, biomass, geothermal, etc.). Program announced 20 deals for $25B during 18 (sic) appointment tenure. Portfolio expanded beyond Small Business in September, 2009. DOE lead representative on the WH Business Council, WH Innovation Cohort, and WH Automotive Communities Task Force.

TIGR Team Member

Obama-Biden Transition Project

Government Administration industry

November 2008 – January 2009 (3 months)

Member of Technology, Innovation, and Government Reform (TIGR) working group, focusing on the Innovation & National Priorities efforts

 National Finance Committee Member Obama for America

Nonprofit; Political Organization industry

January 2007 – March 2009 (2 years 3 months)

Helped lead fundraising efforts in Northern California for Obama For America. Spearheaded campaign's efforts to work with Silicon Valley technology companies. Point for West Coast Technology and VC/PE executive endorsements. One of the co-authors of Campaign's Technology Policy delivered at Google (Nov 2007).Founder, Entrepreneurs for Obama. Member, Technology Media Telecommunications (TMT) Committee

CEO

Sports Potential

Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry

February 2002 – November 2006 (4 years 10 months)

Founder of start-up sports sciences and educational services company, spearheading our nation’s efforts to combat the obesity crisis that is affecting our youth and our society.  Drew up initial business plan, orchestrated two financing rounds, grew organization to 25 employees, developed two innovative products, and introduced them to the marketplace.

Today, we all need to apologize to our children for mortgaging their future..

I don't know whether to write about Biden or the deficit agreement, so I will do both.

Let me first address Biden with no due respect. Sir, your hair plugs have obviously been screwed in too tightly and are interfering with the part of your brain that manages self control. One more Tourettes-like outburst from you, and you should be relegated to a role of miming out all night speeches on C-Span. The fact that a country like this affords a worthless, inept and cantankerous trifle like you the forum to delude yourself into thinking you matter is in and of itself a shameful waste of time. If you care so much for this country, do us all a favor and never, ever, speak in public again.

Now that I got that out of my system....

The deficit and the debt talks. Congratulations to the democrats who have succeeded in putting forth a deal that actually guarantees that the deficit will rise from $14 trillion today to $22 trillion in ten years. It was supposed to be $24 trillion, so they are really cutting to the bone. The stock markets are so impressed they dropped 200 points today, and the bond rating services are lining up for a downgrade.the downgrade will ensure higher interest costs, more lost jobs and more lost homes. Thanks for that Washington.

All because Obama can't stop spending. Because he needs to get re-elected.
To get re-elected he needs to create as many dependent Americans as possible. And because he can't raise taxes because he knows that rich people already pay all the taxes.

I apologize in advance for my kids. My parents were part of the greatest generation that won the war and got us to the moon, and my generation is the weakest generation, taking credit for MTV and edible panties. Now we've allowed the democrats to sell out our kids futures for today's votes. We should all be embarassed today.