Name another VC that wears spurs
Hanging up my spurs
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#32Name another VC that wears spurs
I'd never heard of him before this since I don't pay much attention to VC. Introducing the person you're talking about is always a good idea when writing about them.
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#33Name another VC that wears spurs
Sometimes I think people in the Valley don't realize they live in a microcosm. I had never heard of Chris Sacca before Shark Tank, and I've raised venture capital in the Bay Area before.
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#34>no better way to create technology than startups How did the Koolaid taste? You certainly must have drunk enough of it.
Yes, I believe in this whole technology "koolaid" thing. I'm sure you don't use anything created by startups in your daily life, like products from Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, Tesla, Ford, Amazon, etc.
Apple and Google are startups now? Only in the sense that pretty much every company in existence was a startup (in the broadest sense of the word) once.
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#35I just started listening to the Startup podcast, which features Chris in the first episode. He seems to be a very intelligent and talented guy while still remaining grounded. I wish him well with his future endeavors.
Also, ten minutes after reading the article, I just realized the pun in the name "Lowercase Capital."
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#36"As fate would have it, Jay's status appears to be at an all-time high, perfect time to say goodbye."
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#37Name another VC that wears spurs
Sometimes I think people in the Valley don't realize they live in a microcosm. I had never heard of Chris Sacca before Shark Tank, and I've raised venture capital in the Bay Area before.
Just making a joke about his distinct style. I should've put his name in the title but most of HN seems to be catching on.
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#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, I believe in this whole technology "koolaid" thing. I'm sure you don't use anything created by startups in your daily life, like products from Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, Tesla, Ford, Amazon, etc.
Apple and Google are startups now? Only in the sense that pretty much every company in existence was a startup (in the broadest sense of the word) once.
Yes, exactly. You don't get the output of a big Apple or Google without them existing initially as startups.
Mark Markkula funded Apple.
Andy Bechtolsheim funded Google.
These didn't happen by accident. They weren't inevitable.
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
No, he's not squandering anything. He's placing a higher value on time with his kids and wife than on time with an "ambitious" founder. No one deserves anything or is required to do anything.
Yes, of course it's his right to do whatever he wants. I'm just suggesting there's a moral imperative to do something when you can. "With great power comes great responsibility." "To whom much is given, much is required." That kind of thing. It's amazing how few people in Silicon Valley make a billion dollars and then go on to do anything useful with it at all. This criticism applies to the ten thousand people, like…
Sacca seems to thinks he's putting his fortune to good use by complaining about politics.
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#40I just started listening to the Startup podcast, which features Chris in the first episode. He seems to be a very intelligent and talented guy while still remaining grounded. I wish him well with his future endeavors. Also, ten minutes after reading the article, I just realized the pun in the name "Lowercase Capital."
If you search his name in the iOS podcast app (and I imagine others) you'll get a list of podcasts where he is interviewed. I highly recommend it!