These are great points, I'd like to address all of them - First, yes. Second, I've never released contact info or identifying details of anyone on my side - a

These are great points, I'd like to address all of them - First, yes. Second, I've never released contact info or identifying details of anyone on my side - an employee, investor, or partner. Ever. It's always obfuscated pretty well - you have to protect people. Third, everyone in an organization or the specific people will know, but that's what you get with me. Radical honesty/transparency... it's awesome, it's so liberating, and people are thoroughly informed that that's how it goes with me. It's not for everyone, that's for sure Fourth, I'm gentler/nicer to people who are quiet, etc - you obviously don't hear about that... I try to communicate in a person's desired style, which is aggressive for driver-type people, but I'm more creative/relaxed with creatives, and very calm with calm people. Fifth, the publishing industry's bullshit needs to end, and I need to air this out publicly. It's the only leverage anyone has. Merlin Mann's "Cranking" essay is what gave me confidence to stand up publicly, take a lot of abuse, and look to improve things. Thank you for sharing your honest thoughts here.