Comments on: Brusilovsky – Visionary or puppet?

By: Daniel Brusilovsky

Daniel Brusilovsky — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:16:34 +0000

Hi all,

Robert Scoble and Loic Le Meur are not on my Board of Directors, but Board of Advisors. I have asked them to join because of their experience. Seeing that I am 15, I don’t know everything about the market, and I don’t have a lot of entrepreneurial experience. There are other Board members like Daniel Ha, Florian Serioussi, Cali Lewis, etc, and in the end, the final decision is always mine.

On that note, I am not a puppet, nor will I ever be a puppet.

Daniel Brusilovsky

By: Ben Kepes

Ben Kepes — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:52:08 +0000

@robin – I wasn’t criticising the fact that he’s been coached, more whether he’s a puppet or not – time will tell what happens with this one – watch and wait I guess ….

By: robin

robin — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:04:58 +0000

High-level managers right up to board-level in companies all around the world typically get all sorts of management coaching/training to help them pitch/manage/present/whatever better. Some of this training gets pretty detailed and expensive, especilly for investor-relations work, and pitching for business for example (I know some of the people who train the CEOs, etc.).

Hey, even 25% of them could do as well as this guy (adjust for age/experience) then I think even if he has had quite a bit of coaching this young chap is doing damn well. Yes he stumbles a bit but whatever – he’s 15.

There wasn’t anything there that suggested any harmful manipulation or advantage-taking. Yes, there is something in it (cachet?) for LL’M and RS but they have reputation exposure there too …

By: Ben Kepes

Ben Kepes — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:08:57 +0000

Thanks Jackie – I’ll watch this space with interest!

By: Jackie Danicki

Jackie Danicki — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:50:17 +0000

I work with Daniel, and also count him as a friend (even if he sometimes get mistaken for being my son). He’s a smart kid, and always considers my words carefully when I warn him about this or that person. In the end, Daniel – like all of us – has mistakes and triumphs in front of him. What form they take is a mystery for now. All I can say is, he’s a star of a friend and colleague.