It might have been wise for Sam just to sit and wait for other people to play this situation out. He's a young guy and whilst I am sure very clever, probably h

It might have been wise for Sam just to sit and wait for other people to play this situation out. He's a young guy and whilst I am sure very clever, probably has wisdom to gain. One of the hardest things to learn is "how to do nothing". I'm guessing the lesson for him coming out of this will be to not risk his reputation for wise leadership trying to intervene in someone else's battle. If you suspect something is going to get legal then it really makes sense to sit on your hands even though it is tempting to speak out. Rallying support for a participant in a fight..... well it just doesn't look good. It would be easy to read this post and think "Rich young influential Silicon Valley powerbroker wielding his power to force someone to give up their claim, so that he may cash in on a deal." I'm guessing that's not the way Sam wants to be seen.