I'd say this may be an overly cynical view of founders even. I don't think they're usually that calculating; my suspicion is that most of them believe their own

I'd say this may be an overly cynical view of founders even. I don't think they're usually that calculating; my suspicion is that most of them believe their own hype and really do think their business is going to be the next Google. I'd say Adam Nuemann epitomizes this to me. He could be a calculating cynical genius, but he just seems like someone who in another time would have been either a rockstar or religious guru, but managed to hook up with a different crowd and everyone got caught up thinking an office sub-leasing company was some profound invention.