[ch4s3]

They'd probably say that likability is orthogonal to picking and mentoring successful startups.

[divbzero]

But likability is correlated with convincing successful startups to accept their investments.

[ch4s3]

I think I was perhaps too subtle, I was critiquing a kind of anti-emotional intelligence you sometimes encounter among certain prominent tech figures.

[boringg]

It most certainly isn't. Maybe in a founder friendly thats a competitive advantage.