What Happened When Venture Capitalists Took Over the Golden State Warriors

Re:What Happened When Venture Capitalists Took Over the Gold... by rmason on Wednesday March 30, 2016 @11:42PM (#11394837)

Love it how Lacob says he 'started' 70 companies. Funny I bet those guys seeking funding from his firm thought they were the founders. I am not begrudging that he might have helped but I thought that was a bit rich. Also left wondering how many of those founders got replaced along the way?

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Re:What Happened When Venture Capitalists Took Over the Gold... by olb on Thursday March 31, 2016 @03:05AM (#11395487)

I came here to make this comment. I found that quote offensive, as both a founder (I’ve started two companies) and angel investor (I “started” zero of these companies!). According to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Lacob), Joe Lacob has never started a company.

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Re:What Happened When Venture Capitalists Took Over the Gold... by whbk on Thursday March 31, 2016 @04:56AM (#11395848)

Yeah, that is very far from the way most VCs view their role in the ecosystem, and I gather that was the case even before the recent "founder-friendly" era. Tells you something about this guy in particular and his version of the Warriors story. I don't doubt that he's made a lot of good moves with the Warriors, but this piece is so over the top.

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Re:What Happened When Venture Capitalists Took Over the Gold... by stephengillie on Thursday March 31, 2016 @01:57AM (#11395260)

Is this wordplay similar to a minister "marrying 70 people" throughout a career?

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