Andreessen is known for making technically incredible projects that burn out and don't go anywhere. We must be thinking of different Andreessens. The one I'm

Andreessen is known for making technically incredible projects that burn out and don't go anywhere. We must be thinking of different Andreessens. The one I'm thinking of founded Netscape (sold for $4.2 billion in 1999), Opsware (sold for $1.6 billion in 2007), and Ning (raised over $100m on $500m+ valuation, and traffic up like 400% YoY). Now, who knows what will happen with Ning. The fact that investors pumped in $100m certainly doesn't mean that it's a success. But it seems a bit unfair to say that his projects don't go anywhere.