This article might just be my point of reference whenever I get a bit too much "valley hate". Like, when I start reading a bunch of the ideas coming out of the

This article might just be my point of reference whenever I get a bit too much "valley hate". Like, when I start reading a bunch of the ideas coming out of the blog from 37 Signals. I still think that for every serious genius, there are a lot of copycats. These copycats create this gigantic echo chamber of ideas. It's a ton of noise from a lot of likely failures. That noise can feel dishonest. After reading this essay, I'm left with a sense that startup land is probably the best, dare I say more honest way, of turning investment money into new technology and jobs. I'm actually left wondering about the relationship between "normal small businesses" and bankers. It feels adversarial in comparison.