Comments on: VC Bloggers and the Algorithm http://www.adeoressi.com/2008/04/23/vc-bloggers-and-the-algorithm/ Entrepreneur, Environmentalist, and Founding Member of TheFunded.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:27:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Kevin http://www.adeoressi.com/2008/04/23/vc-bloggers-and-the-algorithm/#comment-293 Kevin Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:11:04 +0000 http://www.adeoressi.com/?p=134#comment-293 While life is sometimes a struggle, and success harder than failure (or worse: complacency), it need not be war. Oh, there IS an economic war out there, with guns and casualties, but this is NOT that place. Here & at the Funded there is a sincere effort under way to provide sincere peer review. These are positive efforts, which can be used as tools for the betterment of both reader & those reviewed. Good algorithms, and adjustments along the way will 'keep the honest honest', and occasionally highlight 'outlyers'. The Fortune 500 (and other groups) also had adjustments over history. Neither the Funded nor the more established reviewers would go for long without sincere efforts to keep even reviews, and make those minor adjustments along the way. Keep up the good work, and here's hoping that Neuhaus does well in the future too! I think with just a little perseverence (and luck wouldn't hurt either, but we all know that smart workers 'make'their own luck), many 'one-day wonders' will come back for longer & longer days at the top of this chart and others. Time will tell, but most of us reading here & at the Funded will bear witness that Adeo is in this for the long haul. While life is sometimes a struggle, and success harder than failure (or worse: complacency), it need not be war.
Oh, there IS an economic war out there, with guns and casualties, but this is NOT that place. Here & at the Funded there is a sincere effort under way to provide sincere peer review. These are positive efforts, which can be used as tools for the betterment of both reader & those reviewed.
Good algorithms, and adjustments along the way will ‘keep the honest honest’, and occasionally highlight ‘outlyers’. The Fortune 500 (and other groups) also had adjustments over history. Neither the Funded nor the more established reviewers would go for long without sincere efforts to keep even reviews, and make those minor adjustments along the way.

Keep up the good work, and here’s hoping that Neuhaus does well in the future too!

I think with just a little perseverence (and luck wouldn’t hurt either, but we all know that smart workers ‘make’their own luck), many ‘one-day wonders’ will come back for longer & longer days at the top of this chart and others.

Time will tell, but most of us reading here & at the Funded will bear witness that Adeo is in this for the long haul.

]]> By: Paul J. http://www.adeoressi.com/2008/04/23/vc-bloggers-and-the-algorithm/#comment-290 Paul J. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:27:12 +0000 http://www.adeoressi.com/?p=134#comment-290 Adeo, I never said or wrote anything to you indicating that I felt "wronged" or "upset" by loss of status and I don't believe my blogpost indicates this. What I felt was unfortunate is that people who took the time to post reviews of our fund, which in essence pushed us to the top spot for a short while, were discounted. Otherwise, I've actually tried to be constructive, even praising the intent of TheFunded. "Status" as you are calling it on TheFunded is not earned by how large or well known your fund is but by the number of reviewers giving positive reviews while also falling into the "acceptable" category as determined by your algorithm. Be careful that your main motivation isn't to stick it to the man (in your case "VC"). Life's too short! There are good VC's out there who aren't intent on screwing over entrepreneurs and there are some highly rated VC's who will stick it to you if you don't watch your back. Best of luck with the site! Adeo, I never said or wrote anything to you indicating that I felt “wronged” or “upset” by loss of status and I don’t believe my blogpost indicates this. What I felt was unfortunate is that people who took the time to post reviews of our fund, which in essence pushed us to the top spot for a short while, were discounted.

Otherwise, I’ve actually tried to be constructive, even praising the intent of TheFunded. “Status” as you are calling it on TheFunded is not earned by how large or well known your fund is but by the number of reviewers giving positive reviews while also falling into the “acceptable” category as determined by your algorithm.

Be careful that your main motivation isn’t to stick it to the man (in your case “VC”). Life’s too short! There are good VC’s out there who aren’t intent on screwing over entrepreneurs and there are some highly rated VC’s who will stick it to you if you don’t watch your back. Best of luck with the site!

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