[danilocampos]

I was hoping this would be an indictment of Dixon's remarks by pointing out that there's a lot more in the world than the passion-or-cash fueled Candy Land nerd orgy that is the world of startups. And that, in this larger world, there are many other types of people who really do impressive things as well. (edit: And, the trouble with pissing contests set up over binary distinctions is that all I have to do is find a trauma surgeon or an astronaut to make the argument look silly. It's just such a bad way to make a point.)

But OP used the same lens as Dixon. And if we're going to settle with that lens, well, Dixon is right – it's tough to beat the guys who put their nuts on the line while everyone calls them crazy. No matter how crazy their followers (that is, employees) end up being.

I say we all agree that the world is too interesting and nuanced to divide people up by a single bit.

[satishmreddy]

I agree that life is much more than just a startup. There are many more things more valuable than making a startup successful. My point is that the founders deserve credit for a companies success but discrediting early employees is ridiculous.