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Rainmakers

Oct. 23, 2008

The Tao of Rainmaking

A key principle of Taoist teaching is that of wu wei, which literally means "without action."

BY DAVID SAUL

"Hey I saw your boss at the big fundraiser this last weekend. Where were you?" commented a venture capitalist colleague as we each stepped out of our cars one morning a couple of years ago. We were on the way to a board of directors meeting for a company I represent as outside general counsel. The words "your boss" - referring to the senior partner in my practice group - cut through me like a dull, rusty knife. I knew that while this was said i...

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