[jplewicke]

The article doesn't get much better, but there may be a kernel of truth to the rug store angle. There's a profile of the rug store owner/prolific angel investor at http://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriabarret/2012/03/21/silico... .

[joshu]

The rug store that rented space to Google and Paypal early on took equity. They later spun up a venture arm.