[Traster]

I feel I might be too jaded to comment on this, so let me just preface this as the view from outside silicon valley

> our vision to build an extensive database and graph of knowledge for humanity, including practical commercial tools and community features to aid discovery and decisions.

So you, and your, what? half dozen phds? want to produce a graph of human knowledge. Okay fine. That's a lofty goal, let's set you up like Harry Seldon and check in on you in a thousand years. Oh! You're going to do the almost impossible and have practical commercial tools in our life time. Ok.

Look, I'm not saying that Golden is going to be unsuccessful, it's probably going to be very succesful, they've got those guys that backed that misogynistic online frat house behind them, so there's a certain level of assured successs. I just question why blatantly lying about your goals is a pre-requisit for funding in silicon valley.

[hazz99]

Most companies have a large vision. The creation of a far reaching vision/mission is a standard management technique that allows people to judge actions based on whatever it falls in line with the (long term) vision.

This is taught in business school. It’s not a Silicon Valley thing.