Ignite Talks HQ by Brady Forrest

Influential analyst Mary Meeker presented these slides at the All Things Digital conference this year. 

UPDATE: Blogger Anil Dash linked to Meeker’s campaign donations, connecting them  her “USA Inc.” slides.

When asked why, given that the statistics in them come from OMB, CBO and the US Census, Dash replied via Twitter that:

“Page 96 describes the US being in “peacetime” in 2011? What’s “entitlement” mean? Why measure government by business rules? …companies can’t do what government does, and vice versa. why measure by the other’s standard?”

Chris O’Brien, a business and technology Columnist at the San Jose Mercury News, addressed at Dash’s initial point, via Twitter:

Mary Meeker slide says U.S. has “Biggest Peace Time Gap” btwn revenue and expenses. Could someone tell her we’ve been fighting in 2 wars?

— Chris O’Brien (@obrien) May 30, 2012