citation please? While this is sweet kool-aid, and I like the taste a lot, this is in direct opposition to almost all VC websites that I have read.

I expected this answer, posting here. I WANT this answer. But I need more. I need convincing that the VC sites are wrong.

Here's links from a one minute google. http://www.smallbusinessnotes.com/financing/venturecapitalde... http://www.markpeterdavis.com/getventure/2008/08/hi-mark-big... http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:HQ8zeI6-mXUJ:www.va-int...

... and so on. I have a bookmark folder filled with these somewhere, but for now, you get the idea.

NEA and Sequoia funded us when we were 20 year old hackers with NO business experience whatsoever.

Would you agree that most 20 year old hackers are NOT funded?

Why do you think you were funded? What made you different from those who didn't get funded from those companies? Was it your demo? Was it a patent? Just an idea that was so brilliant, no demo, patent, or experience was needed?

I'm very interested in any introspection you might share, as to why you got funded when others did not.