When I first learned who Dave McClure was and saw his flippant attitude and penchant for profanity, I was not a fan. I thought he seemed extremely unprofessiona

When I first learned who Dave McClure was and saw his flippant attitude and penchant for profanity, I was not a fan. I thought he seemed extremely unprofessional and was making other startup founders look bad. But over time as I learned more about him, I've definitely softened on him and now greatly respect him, for the following reasons: First off, he's incredibly open about the fact that he could never fit in at a normal corporation due to his "eccentric ways", and by doing so empowers others who are going through the same thing. He doesn't necessarily encourage others to be like him, but he does (implicitly) encourage people to "Be Yourself" and to not be afraid to acknowledge that you may be different from the people around you and if so find a way of life that suits you better. And most importantly, he has only the best of intentions - He truly wants young, up-and-coming founders to succeed and not have to go through the bullshit that he had to go through, and that seems to be his driving force in life. Dave McClure naturally creates a certain type of culture in everything he does by way of his unique personality. If you don't like it that's cool, but in the big picture I think it's a good thing and makes Silicon Valley a more diverse and interesting community.