Yeah I can see that.

Another thing I was thinking as I was re-reading this thread is that for some VCs the fact that you can game your GH star count might in fact read as a positive signal. It shows you're willing able to play a kind of vicious PR game to get popularity.

Again, VCs not interested in pure technical excellence or geek "cred". They likely want you if you're the kind of person who can stand in front of a room and puff yourself up and make yourself look more important than you are, and frankly "acquiring" GH stars might just be part of that.

I think this is accurate. It’s a kind of promotion and commitment acumen.

In other words, VCs should be taking a risk primarily by being very early. They should not be taking risks on low quality people or projects on the off chance that something good comes out.