For the past year now, whenever I get called up by a start-up funded by ron conway, I send them a link to his tweet supporting torture, and politely decline.

For the past year now, whenever I get called up by a start-up funded by ron conway, I send them a link to his tweet supporting torture, and politely decline. I feel the same way about Kleiner Perkins and his comments about how the rich are downtrodden victims of the 99%. Start-ups: Choose your investors carefully. This is San Francisco, most of us are bleeding heart liberals, and it's a seller's market, so we can, and do take our own ethical and moral stances when considering positions.