Message-ID: <10121511.1075854468792.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 05:10:00 -0700 (PDT) From: david.delainey@enron.com To: paul.quilkey@enron.com Subject: Re: Internal Markets Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: David W Delainey X-To: Paul Quilkey X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \David_Delainey_Dec2000\Notes Folders\Sent X-Origin: Delainey-D X-FileName: ddelain.nsf Paul, I had a look at the pitch and I thought it was an intriguing idea. I think it works welll in allocating resources between competing "going concerns" but may be more difficult to allocate people to new businesses that may not have the income to fund the best talent. I also wonder if the cost of creating, managing and maintaining a market like this is greater than the overall benefit achieved over the existing system. In its own often clumbsy looking way Enron's culture does allocate capital and people fairly effectively. Obviously, these are very cursory remarks - I have not spent a great deal of time on this. Regards Delainey