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Not quite that simple, all depends on the firm. Associates can be a great ally to a entrepreneur.

Umair takes time to understand, but it's worth it: he's not giving answers but asking questions. It's up to all of us to figure out the answers for our own situations with a broade…

Agreed. Recessions flatten the mediocre but reward the great.

yep, that's not a problem with web-apps, that's a problem with traditional VCs...

That's how I read the article. The model is sound and has been used outside of the web for years: where we go wrong is how we tactically apply the model.

It's a pretty fine line between passion & obsession: kind of like crazy & genius, success & failure, etc.

I wonder if investors are proclaiming tough times simply because it's in their incentives to push down valuations :) Seriously though,once "everybody" starts proclaiming the truth,…

It's not just the "control content from one bad seed" issue. Wikis are great to solve some problems, deliver some content, etc, but they're not the answer for everyone. There are d…