Comments on: Steve Kirsch's Tough Battle

By: Christine Ofori

Christine Ofori — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:38:29 +0000

I worked with Steve at Infoseek. What I love about Steve is how quickly he will trust someone. At his core, he sees the good in everyone. He values a strong mind and free spirit. I am very sad by his news and he will be in my thoughts and prayers.

By: Joi Ito

Joi Ito — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:35:23 +0000

I used to be Chairman of Infoseek Japan and also remember Steve trying to keep it focused on search while everyone else was running to make a portal.

This is indeed sad news…

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By: Marivi Lerdo de Tejada

Marivi Lerdo de Tejada — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 00:05:40 +0000

I worked with Steve back in the early days of Infoseek. He is a remarkable man. At a time when other search sites were morphing into ever-complex “portals”, he was advocating stripping down Infoseek back to its roots as a smarter search engine. His voice was drowned out because it was counter to the conventional wisdom at the time, but Google’s success a few years later proved he had been on to something.

Steve is also one of the most generous men in the Valley. He was one of the first entrepreneurs of his generation to commit serious money to philanthropy. I remember wanting to publicize the extent of his philanthropy and being told it wasn’t his style to “brag” about his giving.

So sad to hear the news…