「VCはマフィアである」wwww

So there you have it: Forget all the nonsense about providing capital for growth and creating great companies. Today's venture capital is just an elaborate protection racket, making sure no one breaks your startup's virtual kneecaps. And the best part? It's completely legal.

Why Valley VCs Are Like the Mob – Business 2.0 Beta via Valleywag

「It's a well-established truth of today's Silicon Valley that startups don't really need venture capital. The triple-A business model of "Ajax, AdSense, and arrogance" provides most consumer Web startups with enough revenues, courtesy Google's (GOOG) advertising network, to get by.」と、のっけからスパイス過剰にトバしまくり。シリコンバレーにおけるVCとstartupsとの蜜月関係の「秘密」を解き明かした痛快な記事wwwww