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Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by vdaniuk »

valarauca1 wrote: post #18
vdaniuk wrote: post #13

Sooo, will we be seeing a repeat of the Eich-like public outcry? Though I may understand the business rationale for this hire, I certainly wont trust founders, board or anyone else at Dropbox who is OK working with a person that is partially responsible for deaths of thousands(arguably hundreds of thousands) people in the Iraq war based on false premises about "WMD". Oh, and we shouldn't forget about her role in "enh…

Your forgetting she's not only on the record supporting anonymous bulk data collection, AND warrentless wiretapping. She was a key figure of the administration that created such legislation to start with.

Oh, right, forgot about that. What the fuck is going at Dropbox? How did they even come to the conclusion that this is a good idea?

I don't understand the business rationale anymore for Dropbox anymore.

Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by zimpenfish »

vdaniuk wrote: post #13

Sooo, will we be seeing a repeat of the Eich-like public outcry? Though I may understand the business rationale for this hire, I certainly wont trust founders, board or anyone else at Dropbox who is OK working with a person that is partially responsible for deaths of thousands(arguably hundreds of thousands) people in the Iraq war based on false premises about "WMD". Oh, and we shouldn't forget about her role in "enh…

I'm certainly thinking about cancelling mine. Will give them a few days to put out a rationale first.

Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by brightghost »

not_paul_graham wrote: post #10

Reasons this might be a great move for Dropbox: 1. It will help them secure major enterprise clients, probably the govt. or with ties to the govt. 2. Great selling point to institutional investors come IPO time. 3. Navigating foreign business opportunities. Although I'm not a fan of this move by Dropbox, it is important to note that Stanford has hired Rice as a professor as well. No one is abandoning Stanford, and th…

The difference is that harboring conflicting and controversial viewpoints is part and parcel of the mission of a University.

Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by alttab »

valarauca1 wrote: post #18
vdaniuk wrote: post #13

Sooo, will we be seeing a repeat of the Eich-like public outcry? Though I may understand the business rationale for this hire, I certainly wont trust founders, board or anyone else at Dropbox who is OK working with a person that is partially responsible for deaths of thousands(arguably hundreds of thousands) people in the Iraq war based on false premises about "WMD". Oh, and we shouldn't forget about her role in "enh…

Your forgetting she's not only on the record supporting anonymous bulk data collection, AND warrentless wiretapping. She was a key figure of the administration that created such legislation to start with.

Sounds like Drew has reached the big leagues.

Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by alttab »

mathattack wrote: post #19

My first instinct on seeing the title was "What does someone like this (or Al Gore, or any other politician) have to offer a tech startup?" Then the article makes it more clear: "What’s interesting about bringing Rice onto Dropbox’s board is how normal it feels. Dropbox needs people with international experience to help it at once deal with foreign governments that have blocked its use — China, for example — and as i…

Oh, she's there for her skills in manipulating foreign govetnments. That makes me feel better.

Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by valarauca1 »

vdaniuk wrote: post #21
valarauca1 wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your forgetting she's not only on the record supporting anonymous bulk data collection, AND warrentless wiretapping. She was a key figure of the administration that created such legislation to start with.

Oh, right, forgot about that. What the fuck is going at Dropbox? How did they even come to the conclusion that this is a good idea? I don't understand the business rationale anymore for Dropbox anymore.

Well she is a prominent figure in America. Just not for a lot of good reasons. The bet is likely that future government business she could bring is larger then the major exodus of people who supported them early on.

Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by mathattack »

alttab wrote: post #25
mathattack wrote: post #19

My first instinct on seeing the title was "What does someone like this (or Al Gore, or any other politician) have to offer a tech startup?" Then the article makes it more clear: "What’s interesting about bringing Rice onto Dropbox’s board is how normal it feels. Dropbox needs people with international experience to help it at once deal with foreign governments that have blocked its use — China, for example — and as i…

Oh, she's there for her skills in manipulating foreign govetnments. That makes me feel better.

If you were a VC or investor in the company, it should give you confidence that someone is around that can give the CEO advice on managing geo-political minefields. The last thing you want is the overseas political issues that Microsoft and Google have had to deal with.

Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by bambax »

vdaniuk wrote: post #13

Sooo, will we be seeing a repeat of the Eich-like public outcry? Though I may understand the business rationale for this hire, I certainly wont trust founders, board or anyone else at Dropbox who is OK working with a person that is partially responsible for deaths of thousands(arguably hundreds of thousands) people in the Iraq war based on false premises about "WMD". Oh, and we shouldn't forget about her role in "enh…

I feel just like you but rely on Dropbox so much. What serious alternatives are they? (preferably, non-US-based?)

Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by cryoshon »

Well, that's the end of my usage of Dropbox, effective immediately. I'll make sure to mention Condi's association with them in every conversation involving Dropbox, in hope of spreading knowledge about their profane selection of board members.

It's a shame that they had to pick a Bush crony. These people should be in prison for malevolently misleading the public in order to start a for-profit war which killed hundreds of thousands of people.

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