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Ron Conway Drops A Nuclear Bomb On The Super Angels

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Re: Ron Conway Drops A Nuclear Bomb On The Super Angels

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Post by nostrademons »

Alex3917 wrote: post #29
nkohari wrote: post #8

As an outsider to Silicon Valley, it really seems like it's full of drama and ego wars. Seeing grown men and women argue like children really makes me happy I resisted the urge to move out there.

I think of it like this: L.A. = High school for adults New York = College for adults Silicon Valley = Middle school for adults That's not meant as pure criticism, I actually kind of like it, but it just gets annoying at times.

Boston = Grad school for adults. ;-)

Also, if Silicon Valley were middle school for adults, there'd be more girls here.

Re: Ron Conway Drops A Nuclear Bomb On The Super Angels

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Post by moxiemk1 »

codexon wrote: post #30
lotusleaf1987 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I seriously don't understand how people were defending his writing style. Anyone over ninteen would realize the use of multi-colored text, "drop a cap in yo ass" lines, and lack of capitalization looks like you're lazy and incompetent. I realize he's done fairly well in his investments, but does he not have an extra 2-3 minutes to capitalize and think out more coherent analogies?

Let's be honest here. If you had as much money as Mcclure, would you waste as much time trying to please people by bending over backwards with perfect grammar, lack of slang, and an apologetic tone? Everyone starts writing to please other people through resumes, cover letters, thank-you cards, and apologies. But once you have enough money like Mcclure, you can say "Fuck you" when you want to and not worry about losin…

I guess it's because I'm the child of two English teachers, but writing in the style that McClure used takes effort for me. Writing in passable complete sentences is the norm.

Re: Ron Conway Drops A Nuclear Bomb On The Super Angels

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Post by zaidf »

lotusleaf1987 wrote: post #7
bretthellman wrote: post #4

"Dave McCLure…pls try not to blog about this and cause silicon valley more embarrassment with your unprofessional classless writings" OUCH

I seriously don't understand how people were defending his writing style. Anyone over ninteen would realize the use of multi-colored text, "drop a cap in yo ass" lines, and lack of capitalization looks like you're lazy and incompetent. I realize he's done fairly well in his investments, but does he not have an extra 2-3 minutes to capitalize and think out more coherent analogies?

does he not have an extra 2-3 minutes to capitalize and think out more coherent analogies?

The same way, I fail to realize how people don't understand that he writes in that style not because he lacks a few extra minutes but because that is a style and persona he's built over time.

Re: Ron Conway Drops A Nuclear Bomb On The Super Angels

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Post by tworats »

gkoberger wrote: post #16

There's one thing I noticed about Arrington at Disrupt- sure, he's a dick, but he's only a dick to people who a) can take it and b) deserve it. I can't think of a single instance where he has called someone out, and it turned out later he was wrong. For example, some of the panel at Disrupt were being rude (talking amongst themselves during a startup presentation), and he stopped everything and called them out on it.…

FWIW I've personally dealt with Arrington on a less than pleasant occasion, and despite things not going my way I have to say he acted with integrity and passion, and kept the interests of the entrepreneur in mind the whole time. He won my respect despite screwing me over (on this particular occasion, for reasons that were mostly out of his control).

Re: Ron Conway Drops A Nuclear Bomb On The Super Angels

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Post by shadowsun7 »

girlzhack wrote: post #32
bretthellman wrote: post #4

"Dave McCLure…pls try not to blog about this and cause silicon valley more embarrassment with your unprofessional classless writings" OUCH

It's crazy that even with Ron telling Dave to stop embarrassing the tech community with his unprofessional classless writing - he still did it! That in itself is truly classless

I believe this email was written after Dave posted his defense of the meetup.

Re: Ron Conway Drops A Nuclear Bomb On The Super Angels

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Post by davidmurphy »

bretthellman wrote: post #4

"Dave McCLure…pls try not to blog about this and cause silicon valley more embarrassment with your unprofessional classless writings" OUCH

I gotta say, I find his profanity and weird formatting off-putting. It's nice to know I'm not the only one.

Re: Ron Conway Drops A Nuclear Bomb On The Super Angels

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Post by [deleted] »

tworats wrote: post #46
gkoberger wrote: post #16

There's one thing I noticed about Arrington at Disrupt- sure, he's a dick, but he's only a dick to people who a) can take it and b) deserve it. I can't think of a single instance where he has called someone out, and it turned out later he was wrong. For example, some of the panel at Disrupt were being rude (talking amongst themselves during a startup presentation), and he stopped everything and called them out on it.…

FWIW I've personally dealt with Arrington on a less than pleasant occasion, and despite things not going my way I have to say he acted with integrity and passion, and kept the interests of the entrepreneur in mind the whole time. He won my respect despite screwing me over (on this particular occasion, for reasons that were mostly out of his control).

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Re: Ron Conway Drops A Nuclear Bomb On The Super Angels

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Post by ianbishop »

gkoberger wrote: post #16

There's one thing I noticed about Arrington at Disrupt- sure, he's a dick, but he's only a dick to people who a) can take it and b) deserve it. I can't think of a single instance where he has called someone out, and it turned out later he was wrong. For example, some of the panel at Disrupt were being rude (talking amongst themselves during a startup presentation), and he stopped everything and called them out on it.…

http://blog.last.fm/2009/02/23/techcrunch-are-full-of-shit

Perfect example.

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