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Announcing a new GV general partner: MG Siegler

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Re: Announcing a new GV general partner: MG Siegler

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Not to be snarky, but this seems like a major win for Google in at least two ways: 1.) Tap into Siegler's influence and impressive list of contacts. 2.) Shut down a rather effective, vocal critic of your company. I can't imagine Siegler will continue his current line of Google rhetoric.

I would agree on the 2nd point but trust me, anyone "influential" would be easily accessible to Google Ventures. This is only helpful to startups and maybe an unknown venture fund.

Re: Announcing a new GV general partner: MG Siegler

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MG Siegler built his fame from pageviews, and the pageviews were of his incessant strategy of creating flame-bait for the idiotic, but large, minority of people who think that their smart-phone is an extension of themselves. Here is his recipe: 1) State that, in some way, Apple is better than Android in an absurdly over the top, intellectually dishonest way. 2) Let the religious masses passionately state their love/h…

I would think that the partners at Google Ventures who spent weeks interviewing and vetting (and ultimately hiring) Siegler would have a much better idea of his qualifications for working in this space than you would.

Re: Announcing a new GV general partner: MG Siegler

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post #10

MG Siegler built his fame from pageviews, and the pageviews were of his incessant strategy of creating flame-bait for the idiotic, but large, minority of people who think that their smart-phone is an extension of themselves. Here is his recipe: 1) State that, in some way, Apple is better than Android in an absurdly over the top, intellectually dishonest way. 2) Let the religious masses passionately state their love/h…

..but iOS is better than Android. ;)

Re: Announcing a new GV general partner: MG Siegler

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post #10

MG Siegler built his fame from pageviews, and the pageviews were of his incessant strategy of creating flame-bait for the idiotic, but large, minority of people who think that their smart-phone is an extension of themselves. Here is his recipe: 1) State that, in some way, Apple is better than Android in an absurdly over the top, intellectually dishonest way. 2) Let the religious masses passionately state their love/h…

Sadly you just described most of the tech press (substitute any competing technologies and companies in step 1). I guess it worked for John Dvorak and Slashdot and plenty of others back in the day. :( BGR seems to be going in the same direction from the opposite perspective. What I like about Ars is that, while they have plenty of super opinionated writers in all camps, there seems to be editorial pressure to not let anything get too hyperbolic or cross the line into disinformation.
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