Firstly, luckily for everyone, Silicon Valley is not equal to TC, and best startups in SV != startups that got the most votes from TC Disrupt judges. Secondly

Firstly, luckily for everyone, Silicon Valley is not equal to TC, and best startups in SV != startups that got the most votes from TC Disrupt judges. Secondly I strongly support the POV that throughout decades of SV history the biggest successes weren't (and aren't) usually the ones with the most hype, the most money, or the most hyped TC publications behind them!