Below is the text of an ad that ran in the April 5, 1999 San Jose Mercury News, coinciding with a visit of Vice President Gore to the area. Although the ad was easy to overlook--it was tucked away in the business section and was only a quarter-page in size--it generated national attention and was mentioned in many news reports.
As New Economy leaders, we understand the need to thrive in a competitive environment -- not just in business, but also in politics. We are a diverse constituency, and no single candidate or party embodies the industry. We need visionary leaders who understand the New Economy. We the undersigned, therefore, encourage Texas Governor George W. Bush to formally declare his candidacy for President of the United States.
Governor Bush knows the New Economy demands an educated workforce, and has made education a top priority in his home state. His school reforms are now a model for the country. He has guided tort reform through the Legislature, so entrepreneurs can pursue new technologies, rather than defend against frivolous lawsuits. He is creating an environment that stresses personal responsibility over government intervention, and innovation over regulation.
We look forward to a spirited bipartisan debate on the issues and encourage George W. Bush to run for President to ensure that the United States continues to symbolize the best the future has to offer.
| Jim Barksdale, CEO & President, Netscape
Communications
Floyd Kvamme, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers Wilt Corrigan, CEO, LSI Logic Jeff Henley, Executive VP & CFO, Oracle Bob Herbold, COO, Microsoft Mike Hackworth, CEO & President, Cirrus Logic Scott Ryles, Managing Director, Merrill Lynch T.J. Rodgers, CEO & President, Cypress Semiconductor Gregory Slayton, CEO & President, My Software Corporation Lou Cole, CEO, Legato Systems Al Stein, CEO, VLSI Technology Tim Draper, Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Associates Bob Grady, Managing Director, BancBoston Robertson Stephens Frank Quattrone, Managing Director/CEO, Credit Suisse First Boston Naren Gupta, Chairman, Integrated Systems Kevin Compton, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers Mark Hoffman, CEO & President, Commerce One Tony Alvarez, Vice President R&D, Cypress Semiconductor Jim Bochnowski, General Partner, Delphi Bio Ventures Jerry Arden, CEO & Chairman, California Eastern Laboratories Steve Behm, VP Strategic Alliances, Cisco Systems Raymond Rivas, CFP, LPL Financial Curt Wozniak, CEO, Electroglas, Inc. Richard G. Bianchina, Managing Director, BancBoston Robertson Stephens Ray Bingham, Executive VP & CFO, Cadence Design Systems Adrian Scott, CEO, Aereal Internet Inc. Chuck Boesenberg, CEO & President, Integrated Systems Inc. David Brady, Associate Dean, Stanford Graduate School of Business |
Joe Cortale, Senior VP, My Software Corporation
Paul L. Davies II, Managing Principal, The Cambria Group William Draper, Managing Director, Draper International Boris Feldman, Attorney, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Bryce Williams, Director of Development, OnCare Tom Sharples, Vice Chairman and CTO, Telescan Imagicast Christine Hughes, Sr. VP Marketing & Bus. Development, Secure Computing Corp. Kurt Jaggers, Managing Director, TA Associates Eric Johnson, Vice President, Donaldson Lufkin Jenrette Edward Keible, CEO & President, Endgate Corp. Richard L. Leza, CEO & President, CastaLink Inc. Geoff Yang, Partner, Institutional Venture Partners Brian Bundy, CFO, MicroContour LLP Joe Cullinane, CEO, The Telum Group Inc. Gene Fischer, Partner, Capstone Ventures Eric Alt, Vice President, BancBoston Robertson Stephens Tom Loarie, CEO & Chairman KeraVision Arch Meredith, Founder/Director/EVP, Chroma Graphics Inc. Steven Merrill, Special Limited Partner, Benchmark Capital Ken Montgomery, Director Corporate Communications, Secure Computing Corp. Carl Nichols, Managing Director, Interactive Minds Venture capital LLC Steve Papermaster, Chairman, Powershift Group Harpal S. Sandhu, CEO, Integral Development Corp. Jim Swartz, Managing Partner, Accel Partners Ben Anixter, VP External Affairs, Advanced Micro Devices Paul M. Wythes, Managing Director, Sutter Hill Ventures David Friedman, Institute for Innovation, Integration and Impact |
Paid for by Individual Republican Members of Technology
Network PAC
(Titles and company affiliations are for identification
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