[ahoyhere]

Follow the money… or the self-image and self-interest.

The startup boosterism is a lie that everyone wants to believe: the VCs want it to be true (and they want other people to believe it), the new startup kids want it to be true (riches, fame), the older tech guard want it to be true (hey this thing we've been doing forever is finally cool). Sigh.

Apropos of this… I wrote an essay about startups called "Fuck Glory." http://unicornfree.com/2011/fuck-glory-startups-are-one-long...