I view this in the light of the Prisoner's Dilemma. In a one player game, it pays to be nasty. It only pays to be nice in an ongoing game. Ron Conway seems to

I view this in the light of the Prisoner's Dilemma. In a one player game, it pays to be nasty. It only pays to be nice in an ongoing game. Ron Conway seems to have been playing the ongoing game long before increased transparency made it fashionable, and has reaped the benefits of it. I have never met him, but he seems to be the one guy people universally acclaim for support, integrity and doing the right things. It's easy to see why he's Call #1 for folks seeking an angel, and he's the call who entrepreneurs take.