This is also a problem for users, who sink time into supporting/using a service only to have it yanked out from underneath them. Right now I'm averaging 5x dai

This is also a problem for users, who sink time into supporting/using a service only to have it yanked out from underneath them. Right now I'm averaging 5x daily deal emails per day. I can't stop subscribing fast enough. The valley is very insular, and IMO it doesn't get out often enough. To make matters worse, any time I argue this with my friends in SF, they get very defensive. The valley is becoming the popular kid in school, for all of the wrong reasons.