Why One of Silicon Valley’s Savviest Investors Has Shut His Wallet

Re:Why One of Silicon Valley’s Savviest Investors Has Shut H... by sabat on Thursday May 10, 2012 @11:58AM (#3954181)

It's not about emotion. It's about concentration of talent and drive, and geography does matter. People here in California, particularly in the Bay Area, think differently (apologies to SJ). Great startups are usually based on some sort of rule breaking, game change, or disruption. The non-conformist culture in CA especially lends it to this. That's why startups thrive here.

Edit: it's no coincidence that the startup hub in Texas is in Austin, the only place in Texas I'm aware of that has a non-conformist culture.

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Re:Why One of Silicon Valley’s Savviest Investors Has Shut H... by mgkimsal on Thursday May 10, 2012 @12:45PM (#3954452)

"He said he won't do a deal that is much more than an hours drive away. He feels like he can't really participate (as an advisor) to a company that he can't easily reach."

"He feels" is where I got emotion from.

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Re:Why One of Silicon Valley’s Savviest Investors Has Shut H... by nknight on Thursday May 10, 2012 @07:19PM (#3956675)

Touch a piece of sandpaper, it "feels" rough. But there's no emotion.

If you must, substitute "believes" for "feels" in this scenario and you'll probably understand better.

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