Mike Brown, a venture capitalist, moderating an Economic Sustainability track:

Some nonprofits just suck!

He got some hesitant applause and a few nervous laughs. But why is that such a shocking statement? Doesn't everyone agree that some for-profit companies "just suck"? Why should nonprofits be any different? In a world with limited resources, we need to get comfortable with the idea that nonprofits that are trying hard and have lots of passion -- but aren't cutting it -- don't need a pat on the back. They need to be ignored and we need to let them go out of business.