I think the point in the article can be understood in a more general sense: Only do "polite things" with other people if they fulfill a specific task. In "hirin

I think the point in the article can be understood in a more general sense: Only do "polite things" with other people if they fulfill a specific task. In "hiring" she also talks about that she in fact spends a lot of her time with other people, just not to find good VCs but good employees. So I think the article agrees with you quite well.