This is the type of post that appears on HN from time to time that reminds me of the days in the 50's and 60's when college students apparently would compete to

This is the type of post that appears on HN from time to time that reminds me of the days in the 50's and 60's when college students apparently would compete to write to Dear Abby with a story believable enough to get published. [1] HN has absolutely nothing to go on to show that this isn't completely made up fiction and not worth the time to comment on anymore than if someone wrote "hey I wonder what it would be like if a VC left a 200k job and decided to do a startup". Separately if this really was a former VC [2] earning 200k would seem that the publicity value of actually giving your real name would be well worth the hit on your ego. [1] Sorry can't find a link to support because this is from memory of way back (not that way back I'm not that old..) [2] Hey look it could be but it wouldn't surprise me at all to hear that this is complete fiction.