[bbalfour]

Vannevar,

If you asked my investors about my history prior to Viximo, they wouldn't have a clue what I had done. It didn't matter. In any case, the point of the article isn't the exact timing of these things, it was a demonstration of what core groups can do. I spent a lot of time evaluating how/why what happened, happened (including my personal history). And I can honestly say, this was the one thing that was 90% of the cause.

[vannevar]

With all due respect, you don't just waltz into someone's office with an idea, no matter how good it is, and get $5M. You absolutely have to have connections to even get the meeting. Whether the connections were yours from your past history or one of your partners, the point is that it was not the instant success the headline makes it out to be.