First, let me unequivocally state that I'm not a homophobe by any means. A large number of the founders and initial employees were gay men, with strong ties to

First, let me unequivocally state that I'm not a homophobe by any means. A large number of the founders and initial employees were gay men, with strong ties to NYC Media and Wall St. They were hyped as being the Queer Eye for the Straight Guys of eCommerce. The people who were going to save boring straight people from themselves. The entire thing was a ponzi scheme designed to create a lot of hype, and take money from fools. By the looks of it they succeeded.