There was a Tumblr blogger su3su2u1, a physicist, who was all over these guys: > I reached out to an investor in impossible startup I had talked about previous

There was a Tumblr blogger su3su2u1, a physicist, who was all over these guys: > I reached out to an investor in impossible startup I had talked about previously. Had a long phone call today, in which he explained to me he didn’t invest because he thought they’d ever be a viable business. He invested because he thought between their pitch/charisma and the names of the investors backing them they’d be able to get several rounds of funding, and he’d be able to cash out. That is: for VCs in the present climate, "find a greater fool" counts as a business plan. It's about now that front-end web devs who are good with JavaScript should be stocking up on tinned food. (He's since deleted his Tumblr, but the text is still in my reply to him: http://reddragdiva.tumblr.com/post/129387704618/conversation-with-an-investor http://reddragdiva.tumblr.com/post/129387704618/conversation... )