The leader is responsible for setting the vision. This president appears to have the unique set of skills to get this done and done well.  Governments will and have provided the liquidity to the banking system. There may be more to come. The executive office is charged with providing leadership and confidence to the system.

I think the interesting part of any global transformation  will come from entrepreneurs. A return to a “normal” economy will require compensation for risk taken. This risk premium makes our world go round and has been missing for many months. It seems to me that entrepreneurs as a group are responsible and eager to figure out how to re-establish return.  Borrowing money and investing in businesses employs people, provides consumers’ money and normalizes the stock markets. Governments and bureaucratic institutions provide the platform but it’s the small and medium sized businesses that get the job done. Given the size of the problem we all have significant contributions we should and will make.

I am pleased to point out that Capital Stories is receiving some recognition from peers. Guy Kawasaki’s Alltop site has included us as “best of the best” in  personal finance. Guy Kawasaki is co-founder of Alltop, an online magazine rack, managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm and a columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine. Guy is the author of nine books including Reality Check, The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way. He states on his website that he is a hockey addict. Everything is relative, of course, so this is for a Hawaiian – we need to invite him to Hockey Country!

Chris Brogan has stamped us a “Rock Star” on his website.  Chris is a ten year veteran of using social media and technology to build digital relationships for businesses, organizations, and individuals. Chris speaks, blogs, writes articles, and makes media of all kinds at chrisbrogan.com.

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