The bit that really stands out to me is where he says "We even convinced Google to invest. Google! Those guys are smart!"

This flavor of trope really needs to die. Some people at Google may be smart, but it's pretty clear time and again that many at Google are not, and that Google as a whole is not. "Google is smart and I should trust them to make smart choices" is the kind of cancer that gave ML almost 3 billion dollars.

The hate that people have for ambitious people with ambitious projects, is quite sad.

I don't want to downvote you because I assume you didn't write that, but this kind of vitriol is childish. We shouldn't point and laugh at people losing their jobs in this environment.