Certainly, I didn't mean to imply that i have any insight into how you may or may not react to any issue. Heck, I've only met you once and that was a whirlwind business meeting (a one hour interview) in which i was surprised by your comments on just about everything that we discussed:)

So I was definitely in error if, in my comment implied that i know much of anything of your character, or how you might or might not react to anything. Just sloppy blog comment writing on my part. Happens once in a while:-)

Hey, you should be spending your time cleaning up the crisis/mess at Standing Cloud, anyway – right?

My observation is that Brad's long-time friend, as great as he/she probably is, is out of alignment with the fundamental "give and take", or ebb and flow of business relationships. This person seems to be calculating, in an overt fashion, some kind of return on every favor granted, or action taken in a business relationship. That is not how it's supposed to work! There is "quid quo pro"; but you aren't supposed to have to think about it so hard; it just works – when it does. When it doesn't you are very likely doing something wrong.

So i submit that this person is probably failing and has chosen to blame other people. Wherein the problem, is likely within their own behavior. And they are choosing to blame others, instead of face up to the problem, which lies within their own control.

As evidence, they have even made their own friend Brad feel guilty/bad – one of the most fun, generous, and thoughtful persons in the venture capital industry.

Case closed!