“I know the difference between venture capital[ism] and vulture capitalism. Venture capitalism is a good thing, comes in, gives that gap funding to help these companies get off and get started creating jobs, and work. But Mitt Romney and Bain Capital were involved with what I call vulture capitalism. And they walked into Gaffney and took over that photo album company for no other reason than to basically pick the bones clean. And those people lost their jobs.” PeopleKnowsGivingReasonHelpingJobsLostDifferencesCompanyInvolvedRepublicanCreatingPicksCapitalismGood ThingsCleanAlbumsBonesGapsVentureRomneyFundingIsmsVultureVenture CapitalCreating Jobs Author:Rick Perry
“You don't explain to the janitorial staff how your company is a part of a sinister organization with goals of global infiltration and control. You just tell them to clean the floor.” GoalCompanyOrganizationCleanStaffSinisterInfiltration Book:Changes: A Novel of the Dresden Files Source: Changes: A Novel of the Dresden Files
“I can tell you, Massachusetts, fastest growing sector of our economy is clean energy and energy efficiency companies. And they're growing faster than any other sector.” I CanPoliticsEnergyCompanyEconomyGrowingCleanClimate ChangeFasterEfficiencyMassachusettsClean EnergyEnergy Efficiency Author:John F. Kerry
“One thing the humanitarian world doesn't do well is marketing. As a journalist, I get pitched every day by companies that have new products. Meanwhile, you have issues like clean water, literacy for girls, female empowerment. People flinch at the idea of marketing these because marketing sounds like something only companies do.” PeopleWorldWellsIdeasGirlSoundWaterCompanyIssuesOne ThingProductsFemaleEmpowermentCleanMarketingHumanitarianJournalistLiteracyLike SomethingFemale EmpowermentClean WaterNew Products Author:Nicholas D. Kristof
“As for companies invested in the space - I think its important to distinguish between a good investment and a material climate change technology - you can have the first without the second, even in the "clean tech" space.” ThinkingFirstsImportantSpaceCompanyTechnologyMaterialsCleanInvestmentClimateClimate Change Author:Vinod Khosla
“What they don't realize is that I'm not in the business to make clothes. I'm not in the business to make more money for myself, for Christ's sake. This is the reason Patagonia exists - to put into action the recommendations I read about in books to avoid environmental collapse. That's the reason I'm in business - to try to clean up our own act, and try to influence other companies to do the right thing, and try to influence our customers to do the right thing. So we're not going to change.” TryingBookReasonActionChristRealizingBusinessCompanyInfluenceClothesCleanEnvironmentalSakeCustomersRight ThingCollapseMore MoneyRecommendationsPatagonia Author:Yvon Chouinard