“What excites me most about working for Newell Rubbermaid is the opportunity to return to my roots in the durable goods industry, and to apply the skills I’ve learned in the new economy to an area that I know and love best.”
Newly appointed Newell Rubbermaid CEO Joe Galli, whose recent career history — including brief stints at Frito-Lay, Amazon.com, and VerticalNet — could hardly be described as a durable good, News.com, 8 January 2001
“[Bush] clearly understands the correlation between growth in high-tech, the competitiveness of our economy and job creation.”
Cisco CEO John Chambers, praising the man who was elected in part thanks to the $304,000 Chambers contributed to the Republican party, ZDNN, 4 January 2001
“We don’t have faith in stand-alone advertising models [on the Internet]. You can put in the time and money to try to be the leader in sports, and at the end of the day you’d lose as much money as ESPN.com.”
News Corp. deputy COO James Murdoch, parroting his dad’s views on his company’s unprofitable Internet sites, News.com, 4 January 2001
“We decided we don’t necessarily want to profit from items that promote hatred or glorify hatred and violence.”
Yahoo producer Brian Fitzgerald, on the company’s decision to ban Nazi-related materials in its auctions, San Jose Mercury News, 3 January 2001
“In the old paradigm, the basis of business was only to make profits. That’s not working any more as seen in the dotcom revolution which is having a dismal downfall.”
New Age author Deepak Chopra, disavowing any association with the New Economy, Reuters, 27 December 2000
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