@JohnDowd What I'm saying is that an investment round can have 10 investors. And those same investors may have invested in competing firms as a hedge.
Comparing Pando to communist controlled media? Really? Do you hear yourself?
@JohnDowd With the amount of dealflow, iteration, and competition in SV, I'd be surprised if they knew who owned how much of what. Frankly...who cares, you either agree with someone's perspective or you don't. If you don't find a writer to be credible, then you probably shouldn't read their articles.
@VanessaCamones1 That's so meta!
@joewardpr No, it was just asinine to say things like, "in the greater scheme of things the gadgets and Web sites and the media that cover them in Silicon Valley are pretty insignificant." If they're so insignificant, then why is he part of the discussion? On a web site. What value is he bringing to the conversation? Is his only purpose to piss off everyone here?
@marksashton These little "web sites" you're belittling have changed the way we find information, connect with each other and have accelerated the pace of global innovation. Go away.
Wow... not holding anything back. I'm curious to see Randi's response to this. Or if there will even be one.