One of the great things about the west coast of the US is the incredible variety of beer available locally for beer enthusiasts. This is rooted in some legitimate local beer history — San Francisco is home to the Anchor Brewing company, which became one of the first modern US microbreweries after it was purch

Every startup is a unique microcosm. Investors who think they can pattern match every new portfolio company are mistaken. Founders who believe they can insert an old formula that worked in a previously successful company they ran or were involved with may run into trouble.

I recently sat on a plane coming back from SFO and was forced to listen (for three hours plus) to a vc and startup founder in back of me loudly wax poetic about a wide range of opinions about other VCs and startups. These people should have known better, and knowing some of these companies and investors, some o