Re:Dropbox Is in Talks with Advisers for Possible 2017 IPO
by jMyles on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @12:33PM
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> Does Condoleezza Rice being on the board make me less likely to work there? No. Does it make it less likely for me to invest in the company? No.
Look, they have Guido and Jessica and Brandon among their ranks. That's big. I'm sure many of us love the idea of working with them.
But I also think that many people see Condi as a huge red flag and that, among everyday tech investors, yes, it will hurt them. Will it help their standing in beltway circles and among military contract investors? Yeah, it probably will.
But it's a dangerous game. There's no reason for Rice to be able to live a normal life after what she has done. This is pretending that the huge changes that the world has undergone in the past 10 years are a thing of fiction. It's mindblowing, really.
Here's a lot more reading on the subject:
Does Condoleezza Rice being on the board make me less likely to work there? No. Does it make it less likely for me to invest in the company? No. Maybe your opinion is different, but a comment just hand waiving that Dropbox has a bunch of lying war mongers on their board makes no sense without that context.