He also completely ignores power differentials between (often, but not always) connected and/or well-off founders and their (often, but not always) less well-off, less connected, less known reports. For those of us who aren't as plugged in as he is, the stuff that trickles out to the industry news is helpful. eg founders that have a history of treating dev teams like shit, or founders that have walked away with millions while their employees walked away with zero (Kevin Rose, etc.)