I had a different interpretation^1; something more like "we can be tricked by anyone who is incredibly smart, has an incredible vision, launches a product that

I had a different interpretation^1; something more like "we can be tricked by anyone who is incredibly smart, has an incredible vision, launches a product that goes viral, and drops out of Harvard". But that's not "being tricked", that's looking for good investments. Now, this is a very charitable statement. To be slightly less charitable, this could've been pg warning himself not to overfit -- "we know that Zuckerberg was incredibly successful, but that doesn't mean we should fund anyone with curly hair and a hoodie." [1] "Had", that is, before this article. pg knows what pg means slightly better than I do.