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> hackers/makers relative to MBAs/smooth talkers I think the article is more referring to Hackers/Makers that are also smooth talkers. Obviously an MBA/Busines

• nostrademons 13y ago
  A hacker/maker who is also a smooth talker is always going to do better than one who isn't a smooth talker, though. That's like saying "A person who builds useful stuff but also has an Ivy-League degree will be hired over someone who builds useful stuff but doesn't." Duh, but it doesn't mean that building useful stuff is less useful than having the Ivy-League degree (or being a smooth talker).
• tptacek 13y ago
  I stopped trying to parse this comment just before it gave me an aneurysm as I tried to resolve what "VC-istan" might refer to and how non-tech MBAs had no influence there. VC's fund tons of companies headed by operators with no technical experience (look at some 2012 portfolios to see this). It is eas-ier to get external funding if you're a tech with no company operating experience, but it still not eas-y to do that. So it's probably not "obvious" that MBA/business types have no influence wherever "VC-istan" is. Which is I think a good reason not to start calling it "VC-istan".
  • MisterWebz 13y ago
    The word "VC-istan" has been used a lot in this thread and even elsewhere, I don't understand why you put so much emphasis on not understanding what it means.
    • tptacek 13y ago
      For example: because the commenter upthread doesn't appear to know what it means, since they think that MBAs have no influence there. Because it doesn't mean anything; it's a slippery term, meant to diffract understanding rather than focus it.