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I think the point is less that this is an ideal state of affairs and more that this represents a huge opportunity for people who want to learn/network than a pr
by sincerely 7y ago
I think the point is less that this is an ideal state of affairs and more that this represents a huge opportunity for people who want to learn/network than a pre-twitter world.
- nlh 7y agoTotally. And thank you for saying that. I think there is definitely a positive way of looking at this, I just don't think Bill Gurley captures that potential in his statement. I'll edit my comment.
- kick 7y agoI don't actually think it's better than this was pre-Twitter. In the past, you could find more or less anyone in the phone book. Basically every person who succeeded in tech without family connections pre-1990 got their start by using this (Steve Jobs immediately comes to mind; he home-dialed Bill Hewlett (yes, that Bill Hewlett) as a child, asked for spare parts, and got a job because of it). For a while, you could also do this before people were scared to post their mail addresses on the internet. Have a question for someone? Type USERNAME@DOMAIN.COM into the box, and they'll answer in a few days! That's more or less gone, though. That manipulation is now the standard should be looked on with incredible sadness rather than "Wow, what a huge opportunity!"
- jdsully 7y agoIts really not that hard to find email addresses just using Google. I’ve emailed a number of rich and famous people. Making yourself stand out is quite another matter.