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Things I have learned from Marc Andreessen: he thinks Snowden is a traitor. And blames Snowden for causing problems for US companies to sell overseas.
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I have to call you out on this one. I disagree with Andreessen's statement on Snowden, but it is not an unreasonable position to hold (he did steal secrets and he did damage the capability and reputation of the US in revealing them. I just happen to think he was right to do so) I suspect I also disagree with Andresseen on provision of comprehensive public healthcare (I am a product of the NHS) and gun control and man…
I hear what you're saying, but I believe that anyone who condemns Snowden's crimes while saying nothing about those of Alexander and Clapper is ethically challenged at best. Snowden arguably betrayed his government, while Clapper and Alexander committed offenses of even greater magnitude against the American people. If Andreessen has a beef with anyone, it's with the latter two people. I personally find it difficult…
And to be honest I think Chancellor Merkel, who by all definitions should be cynical as hell, was genuinely shocked by the Stasi like extent of PRISM et al. So I think Snowden did reveal, in convincing ways, that the NSA had gone far far beyond what many thought practical and most thought sane. No matter how cynical a business leader you might be a small part of you thought "everyone" did not really mean everyone till Snowden
Things I have learned from Marc Andreessen: he thinks Snowden is a traitor. And blames Snowden for causing problems for US companies to sell overseas.
Things I have learned from Marc Andreessen: he thinks Snowden is a traitor. And blames Snowden for causing problems for US companies to sell overseas.
If the only thing you learn from Andreessen is something you (presumably) disagree with then you are missing out.
Marc said in an interview once, "being CEO is basically a constant stream of bad news." I love that.
Aw, poor CEOs (I'm one)... Perhaps ask an ER nurse how her job compares.
"be the market" is the advice that comes out of portfolio theory. To say that it applies to one type of investor but not to venture investors is to basically announce that you have absolutely no understanding of portfolio theory.
This is an odd comment. Do you think that Marc Andreessen, who manages one of the most successful portfolios of startups in the history of startups, has "absolutely no understanding of portfolio theory"? Or do you think an alternate explanation might be more likely? Is it possible that you misunderstood something? Or is it possible that, if Marc is challenging this thesis of portfolio theory, he might be doing so fro…
He doesn't need to be above average there. Just like PG, he (mostly) invests in technology he actually comprehends, unlike some other delusionary VC from the investment banking world.
Marc said in an interview once, "being CEO is basically a constant stream of bad news." I love that.
> being CEO is basically a constant stream of bad news." Aw, poor CEOs (I'm one)... Perhaps ask an ER nurse how her job compares.
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If the only thing you learn from Andreessen is something you (presumably) disagree with then you are missing out.
The thing is, anything, everything he has ever said or done is invalidated by this one statement.
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The thing is, anything, everything he has ever said or done is invalidated by this one statement.
That seems like a terrible position to hold about almost anyone uttering almost any sentence.
There are some more views, that reveal racism, but lets leave it at that.
In this particular case, this ignorance reveals the view that mass surveillance is okay, whereas the author seems to miss that every nation that supports mass-surveillance is going towards a Nazi-Germany-like regime. Ever wondered why Germany is so adamant about privacy? Because they remember what happened when a certain entity gained too much control. The thing is, it's not a question if such mass control will be abused at some point. It's just a question of when, maybe in 5 years, maybe in 15, but it will inevitably be abused at some point. Americans don't get that, because they haven't been there.
Things I have learned from Marc Andreessen: he thinks Snowden is a traitor. And blames Snowden for causing problems for US companies to sell overseas.