Comment by sxiao

> In no world would taking VC funding have been easier.

Did I say that? Or that Rich should have taken the easier path? No, everyone should always take the harder path. But this is a deeper discussion.

> I don’t normally mean to sound uncharitable but your original comment is pretty uncharitable to Rich,

But your tone towards me is better?

> That you don’t see this speaks volumes to your understanding of how any of this works.

If you think so, fine, but I'm pretty sure that I've raised more money and more rounds than you but this shouldn't qualify me to be right or wrong. I focus on what you write and what I've written and I think I brought good arguments that a market turned into a monopoly and this is not great. Can we blame Rich, probably not. Can be disappointed and still respecting him? Yes.