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I don't know SamA, and so I am not saying this against him at all. Nor am I saying that people become entrepreneur for the money. As you mention, there are safer routes to get money. I am describing something I have observed in Silicon Valley, especially in the last few years. You have the lucky folks who flipped their Company fast, and sometimes see themselves as the master of the universe. You also have the dedicated ones - and Dennis Crowley from Dodgeball and Foursquare is definitely in this category.

I think it is sad, especially because of all the efforts that we as entrepreneurs put into these Companies. Most of all, I criticize this general sentiment in SV right now, that success=money through acquisition/IPO. If SamA gets his vision realized through Green Dot - all the better for him and for the Loopt team! (and us as users!)