you mustn't have looked hard. Fred is very well known for his views on patents. from that thread: http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2012/03/yahoo-crosses-the-line.html#c

you mustn't have looked hard. Fred is very well known for his views on patents. from that thread: http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2012/03/yahoo-crosses-the-line.html#comment-464155642 http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2012/03/yahoo-crosses-the-line.html#... http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2012/03/yahoo-crosses-the-line.html#comment-464155632 http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2012/03/yahoo-crosses-the-line.html#... more importantly, where is there even a single citation of Fred placing immense pressure on even a single startup to generate a patent? You should retract your comment, since you made it all up.