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Fred's not actually grumpy. The reporter just put that in the title to get back at Fred for refusing to talk to him. And as for that bit at the end about NYC
by pg 16y ago
Fred's not actually grumpy. The reporter just put that in the title to get back at Fred for refusing to talk to him.
And as for that bit at the end about NYC not having a Facebook or Zynga, what does he think Fred could be doing that he isn't? That was a pretty low blow, considering Fred is probably the biggest regional booster of all VCs.
- acangiano 16y agoThe idea that NYC isn't Silicon Valley because one of the guys who is doing the most for the NYC startup scene isn't doing enough is, quite frankly, moronic and not even worth discussing.
- sardonicbryan 16y agoThis is a classic sports writing trope as well -- blaming a team's best player when the team doesn't succeed, as opposed to blaming all the chumps around him who were the real cause of the team's failure. See Alex Rodriguez and the Texas Rangers, Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavs, Landon Donovan and the US Soccer team, Peyton Manning and the early 2000s Colts, etc.
- bijansabet 16y agopg is exactly right. couldn't agree more.