Morten Lund-The best of Le Web

Its funny, Morten is an investor in a competitors company but I couldn’t admire the guy anymore if I tried.
This was the highlight of Le Web for me, a real man stood on stage and just spoke.
Incredible, just incredible.

13 comments...What do you think?

  1. Posted by Marcus Mac Innes 14th December, 2008 at 1:56 pm

    Great stuff.

  2. Posted by neil c 14th December, 2008 at 3:05 pm

    thanks for that.

    straight talking inspirational guy

  3. Posted by Anton Manneirng 14th December, 2008 at 3:33 pm

    That was excellent Pat. Did you get to meet him at all? Seems like a very cool guy.

  4. Posted by Pat Phelan 14th December, 2008 at 3:33 pm

    @anton
    no, mores the pity, was running to a meeting

  5. Posted by Donna Jackson 14th December, 2008 at 3:40 pm

    wish they were more like him who don’t parade their egos like asshole badges. Loved Morten Lund talk and tweeted nearly every thing he said. I completely agree he was the highlight of #leweb. I wrote on some of the assholes though. http://www.wisequeen.com

  6. Posted by Conor O'Neill 14th December, 2008 at 4:06 pm

    You said it perfectly Pat, “a real man”. Down but definitely not out.

  7. Posted by Catherine Wilson 16th December, 2008 at 12:25 pm

    Seems like losing all that money was actually good for him, strange but true. Liked his message.

  8. Posted by Shefaly 18th December, 2008 at 9:19 am

    Pat

    Thanks for sharing. I wish more were said, more often about failure and about bullshit in start-ups. More is the pity that no sooner than some revenues happen than josworths come in and take over. In the name of ‘management’. For crying out loud.

    I don’t know how it is in your part of the world but in England, well this tweet of mine from a few days ago probably expresses some of my frustration: “The scourge of British business - accountants in charge of critical business roles.”

  9. Posted by Pavan K 29th December, 2008 at 3:48 am

    Brilliant.

  10. Posted by Tim Robbins 26th January, 2009 at 12:53 am

    Comment - “I didnt see it coming”.

    The guy is a looser.

    If you are smart - and you are a good entreprenuer and a good operator - you dont loose $25m in 4 years on a fucking newspaper.

    He should not be put on a pedestal.

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