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Andreeson is very rich and he wrote Mosaic and Netscape, so he’s smart. But he always seemed kind of full of BS with Opsware and stuff and cashed out by sellin
by prepend 4y ago
Andreeson is very rich and he wrote Mosaic and Netscape, so he’s smart.
But he always seemed kind of full of BS with Opsware and stuff and cashed out by selling to a greater fool, I think HP or something.
So I’ve always looked at his offerings and not understood why they are valuable.
I never thought he was trying to scam, but this clip seems to be total BS to the extent that they are just cashing in on a more broad set of greater fools.
- hazyc 4y agoHe's smart but he doesn't sound like an engineer at this point in his life/career. He sounds like a wealthy person who reads a wide variety of books/tweets and has range of smart but shallow talking points combined with a good deal of practiced hand waving. Chris Dixon sounds exactly like him. I wonder if Marc has written more than a 'hello, world' in the past 5-10 years. He's probably better versed in modern art and finance than he is in computer science or engineering these days.
- dubswithus 4y agoWhy would he need to be an engineer to be successful in tech? Steve Jobs wasn’t. If a large group of people want crypto it will exist regardless of the engineering merits.
- lupire 4y agoSteve Jobs designed (like product requirements, not technical details) and sold products people loved, for decades. He didn't just make handwavy sales pitches.