I haven't been in SF long but I find it fascinating how much people care about the valley popularity contest. Nobody, including Ted needs to be friends with th

I haven't been in SF long but I find it fascinating how much people care about the valley popularity contest. Nobody, including Ted needs to be friends with the whole bay area to make a great company. Startups are about great products and customers who somehow pay for them. In the end VC's and customers don't care if everyone likes you or not. I understand the need to create a buzz but too much stock is given to what amounts to glad-handing, over-networking, pseudo-friends.