This post will be downvoted to hell, but I have been wanting to say this for a while and can't find a way to contact you. (My email is my HN handle at gmail)
You may or may not be right about this or the rest of VC-istan. But I LOVE the fervor and color of your posts. I love hearing a contrarian view. And I would love to buy you a cup of coffee or beer to say thanks for making my time of HN so much more interesting.
Edit: Thanks for the reply, and I'm relieved to hear others share my sentiment. I have seen you refer to rankban elsewhere, but this was the first time I understood what you meant.
Also, yesterday I published research about Everpix shutting down and I got two groups of feedback:
1) From startup founders generally positive comments or clarifying questions. All were constructive conversations.
2) From VC-connected people generally defensive FUD and ad hominems.
It was very interesting to watch, and you are certainly not alone.
You may or may not be right about this or the rest of VC-istan. But I LOVE the fervor and color of your posts. I love hearing a contrarian view. And I would love to buy you a cup of coffee or beer to say thanks for making my time of HN so much more interesting.
Edit: Thanks for the reply, and I'm relieved to hear others share my sentiment. I have seen you refer to rankban elsewhere, but this was the first time I understood what you meant.
Also, yesterday I published research about Everpix shutting down and I got two groups of feedback:
1) From startup founders generally positive comments or clarifying questions. All were constructive conversations.
2) From VC-connected people generally defensive FUD and ad hominems.
It was very interesting to watch, and you are certainly not alone.