Someone has to stick up for these poor words. (smile)

It’s not the words… it’s how they’re used.

For example, “thrilled” is a perfectly good word but the way it’s always used in a press release is totally wasted.

Of course someone is happy about whatever deal is in a press release, that’s why they’re kicking out a press release in the first place.

If you want me to actually read the damn thing, tell me something *more*… like why it’s important, etc.

What’s that phrase? “Let’s not shoot the messenger.” It’s an operator issue.

Beside feedback from Brad Feld, I received a number of other emails regarding my ding on the Brad/Fred show.

When I first started doing the VC biz, I had a basic rule: See everything, never turn down a meeting, always be polite, and never ever pick apart a presentation, just watch the person’s eyes and look for the passion. I waded through some stuff

This will prevent every tom, dick, and harry entrepeneur from claiming that they are “the leader” in that newly defined space.

I can just imagine the new vernacular being “we’re the king of this new hill”.

But that’s a banishment for another day.