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Re:Ask HN: Did you pay Marc Andreessen for advice and was it... by anton_tarasenko on Monday February 27, 2017 @01:17PM (#13746398)
Previous thread (featuring Ben Horowitz on 21.co): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13485488

Two takeaways:

1. A response looks like this: https://monosnap.com/file/CbRNrj7TUUhaLolVTLYJhrPxUdsYOK

2. A16Z invested in 21.co when it still was a Bitcoin mining hardware startup: https://techcrunch.com/2015/05/18/what-is-21-co-really-doing...

Re:Ask HN: Did you pay Marc Andreessen for advice and was it... by tyingq on Monday February 27, 2017 @01:23PM (#13746454)
>1. A response looks like this: https://monosnap.com/file/CbRNrj7TUUhaLolVTLYJhrPxUdsYOK

That seems reasonable for $20, but I'd be disappointed in that for $100. Basically, it's

Q: "We have some tech that works in the law field, who should we talk to?"

A: "Talk to some big law firms"

Of course, the question itself invited that answer. Would love to see answers from other questions.

Re:Ask HN: Did you pay Marc Andreessen for advice and was it... by unhelpful on Monday February 27, 2017 @03:06PM (#13747458)
Don't forget... now that person can call those firms and say "Ben Horowitz said we should talk." :)
Re:Ask HN: Did you pay Marc Andreessen for advice and was it... by lftl on Monday February 27, 2017 @03:09PM (#13747487)
If Ben would kick off an email introduction with someone he knows at the firm it'd be worth much more than $100.
Re:Ask HN: Did you pay Marc Andreessen for advice and was it... by wirddin on Monday February 27, 2017 @03:02PM (#13747417)
> 1. A response looks like this: https://monosnap.com/file/CbRNrj7TUUhaLolVTLYJhrPxUdsYOK

That's quite expensive for $100. Also, doesn't sound like an advice, more like a judge for an elevator pitch.