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the description is pretty link bait, he didn't launch 145 companies, YC just invested in them.

• gojomo 17y ago
  Ever hear of "the face that launched a thousand ships"? Well, she didn't push the ships off, either. In fact, she was far away and didn't even know they were launching! Figurative speech -- which is fair to use on a magazine cover -- needn't be judged on a literal basis.
  • falsestprophet 17y ago
    Journalism isn't meant to be epic poetry.
    • anigbrowl 17y ago
      Headlines aren't journalism, particularly on a magazine.