Comments on: Wellsphere, for those striving to be fit and healthy http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:27:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Geoff Rutledge http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/comment-page-1/#comment-391450 Geoff Rutledge Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:57:50 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/#comment-391450 After seeing the cynically negative comments about my company, I feel compelled to offer my experiences with our company and with our CEO. I'll restrict my comments to my personal thoughts and observations, which are based on my experiences here over the past year. I am a physician and technologist who left a medical practice and executive management position in hospital information systems to join Wellsphere. I was attracted to Wellsphere because I thought the success of this company would achieve more good than I could hope to achieve as a physician caring for patients one at a time. We can only be successful if we are able to help people achieve healthier lifestyles. My previous business experience included building Healtheon/WebMD's consumer website; Wellsphere offered the opportunity to take a great leap forward, from a website that mostly provides disease information, to a modern web service that would create a community that enables people to be well. Our CEO, Ron Gutman, expects a lot from all of us, and he delivers a lot in return. In fact, it was my realization that he is profoundly committed to the mission of helping people that made me want to join Wellsphere. Mostly, he challenges us to achieve great things. This is good, and helps establish a culture here that sets us up for success. Our main challenge is to grow the team with other smart, motivated people who have a similarly positive view on life, and who want to participate in what we are trying to accomplish. We have developed a delightful culture at the company -- we are now in a new office in San Mateo, where the light, openness, view, and shared workspace provide a pleasing environment. True to the mission of the company, we have our own gym in the office (and full shower), so we often have management meetings while spinning on our stationary bikes. I'm able to bring my hyper-charged Belgian Malinois, Katie, to work with me every day, and she provides a point of relaxation, charm, and playfulness to the office. I'm happy to discuss Wellsphere with anyone who would like to know more! Feel free to call me at (650) 345-2100, or reach me via email at geoff.rutledge@wellsphere.com. After seeing the cynically negative comments about my company, I feel compelled to offer my experiences with our company and with our CEO. I’ll restrict my comments to my personal thoughts and observations, which are based on my experiences here over the past year. I am a
physician and technologist who left a medical practice and executive management position in hospital information systems to join Wellsphere. I was attracted to Wellsphere because I thought the success of this company would achieve more good than I could hope to achieve as a physician caring for patients one at a time. We can only be successful if we are able to help people achieve healthier lifestyles. My previous business experience included building Healtheon/WebMD’s consumer website; Wellsphere offered the opportunity to take a great leap forward, from a website that mostly provides disease information, to a modern web service that would create a community that enables people to be well.

Our CEO, Ron Gutman, expects a lot from all of us, and he delivers a lot in return. In fact, it was my realization that he is profoundly committed to the mission of helping people that made me want to join Wellsphere. Mostly, he challenges us to achieve great things. This is good, and helps establish a culture here that sets us up for success. Our main challenge is to grow the team with other smart, motivated people who have a similarly positive view on life, and who want to participate in what we are trying to accomplish.

We have developed a delightful culture at the company — we are now in a new office in San Mateo, where the light, openness, view, and shared workspace provide a pleasing environment. True to the mission of the company, we have our own gym in the office (and full shower), so we often have management meetings while spinning on our stationary bikes. I’m able to bring my hyper-charged Belgian Malinois, Katie, to work with me every day, and she provides a point of relaxation, charm, and playfulness to the office.

I’m happy to discuss Wellsphere with anyone who would like to know more! Feel free to call me at (650) 345-2100, or reach me via email at geoff.rutledge@wellsphere.com.

]]> By: Dave Kashen http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/comment-page-1/#comment-391448 Dave Kashen Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:55:31 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/#comment-391448 Hi, I’m Dave, co-founder of Wellsphere. Since founding this company with Ron I’ve been working incredibly hard, sacrificing most of my time with my friends and family because I believe in the importance of what we’re doing and our potential to make a significant positive impact on people’s lives. Having become a much more active person myself about 5 years ago, I know firsthand how much of a difference it can make in someone’s life to make this kind of a lifestyle change. I’m a much happier, more energized person because of it. It saddens me to see people spending their time and energy to harm us and undermine our efforts when our team is working so hard to build a great company and do good in the world. We have a great, hardworking group of employees who really care about helping others. Our team has a lot of fun together and we’re excited about our new Beta site and all of the kind, supportive comments we’ve received from our community members. We stand behind Ron, our CEO, and appreciate his passion, commitment and extraordinary work ethic. Of course we’ve had our share of roadblocks and setbacks (it’s a startup after all), but we’re committed to building a great company and making a difference in the world. I’d be more than happy to talk to anyone who has questions about Wellsphere (or anyone who wants to get more active!) Please contact me at dave.kashen@wellsphere.com. Hi, I’m Dave, co-founder of Wellsphere. Since founding this company with Ron I’ve been working incredibly hard, sacrificing most of my time with my friends and family because I believe in the importance of what we’re doing and our potential to make a significant positive impact on people’s lives. Having become a much more active person myself about 5 years ago, I know firsthand how much of a difference it can make in someone’s life to make this kind of a lifestyle change. I’m a much happier, more energized person because of it. It saddens me to see people spending their time and energy to harm us and undermine our efforts when our team is working so hard to build a great company and do good in the world. We have a great, hardworking group of employees who really care about helping others. Our team has a lot of fun together and we’re excited about our new Beta site and all of the kind, supportive comments we’ve received from our community members. We stand behind Ron, our CEO, and appreciate his passion, commitment and extraordinary work ethic. Of course we’ve had our share of roadblocks and setbacks (it’s a startup after all), but we’re committed to building a great company and making a difference in the world. I’d be more than happy to talk to anyone who has questions about Wellsphere (or anyone who wants to get more active!)

Please contact me at dave.kashen@wellsphere.com.

]]> By: Ron Gutman http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/comment-page-1/#comment-391446 Ron Gutman Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:54:06 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/#comment-391446 Since the day we founded our company, we have always taken the time to listen to people- from the deep research we conducted on how to help people make healthier lifestyle choices to developing our initial prototype to our focus groups and feedback from our alpha community, serving people has been at the heart of our company. Our recently launched Beta site is built on top of all of this great input and we will continue to listen and continuously improve Wellsphere in our efforts to help people live healthier, happier lives. I would like to thank the people who have taken the time to help us improve our site by providing serious, thoughtful and meaningful feedback. I also want to warmly thank my fellow employees at Wellsphere for joining me in working toward our shared mission and for making the challenging job of bringing innovation to the world enjoyable and rewarding. In particular, I would like to thank my co-founder Dave, who has been working with me from the day we founded the company (and even before), around the clock to make our dream come true – to help millions of people live healthier, happier lives. I also want to give a huge kudos to Dr. Geoff Rutledge, a great friend and our CIO - without whom we would not have been able to bring the beta site we are so proud of to life. Finally, I would like to give the warmest of words to our wonderful, smart, dedicated team including Sastry, Kathleen, Ivan, Larisa, Nikki, Paul, Vadym, Irina, Jeff, Phil, and all the others who are working to make our vision a reality. It takes a lot of work to make a real change in the world, but we are determined to do so and enjoying ourselves along the way. It is pretty amazing to see how a strong culture can enable a small, committed group to make remarkable things happen. I invite anyone in the greater community to write to me, call me or meet with me so we can have a frank, open discussion about the Wellsphere community. I will be delighted to tell you more about Wellsphere, our mission and why I strongly believe in dedicating my life to helping others live well and be happy. Please feel free to write to me at ron.gutman@wellsphere.com or call me at (650) 345-2100. Since the day we founded our company, we have always taken the time to listen to people- from the deep research we conducted on how to help people make healthier lifestyle choices to developing our initial prototype to our focus groups and feedback from our alpha community, serving people has been at the heart of our company. Our recently launched Beta site is built on top of all of this great input and we will continue to listen and continuously improve Wellsphere in our efforts to help people live healthier, happier lives. I would like to thank the people who have taken the time to help us improve our site by providing serious, thoughtful and meaningful feedback. I also want to warmly thank my fellow employees at Wellsphere for joining me in working toward our shared mission and for making the challenging job of bringing innovation to the world enjoyable and rewarding.

In particular, I would like to thank my co-founder Dave, who has been working with me from the day we founded the company (and even before), around the clock to make our dream come true – to help millions of people live healthier, happier lives. I also want to give a huge kudos to Dr. Geoff Rutledge, a great friend and our CIO – without whom we would not have been able to bring the beta site we are so proud of to life. Finally, I would like to give the warmest of words to our wonderful, smart, dedicated team including Sastry, Kathleen, Ivan, Larisa, Nikki, Paul, Vadym, Irina, Jeff, Phil, and all the others who are working to make our vision a reality.

It takes a lot of work to make a real change in the world, but we are determined to do so and enjoying ourselves along the way. It is pretty amazing to see how a strong culture can enable a small, committed group to make remarkable things happen.

I invite anyone in the greater community to write to me, call me or meet with me so we can have a frank, open discussion about the Wellsphere community. I will be delighted to tell you more about Wellsphere, our mission and why I strongly believe in dedicating my life to helping others live well and be happy. Please feel free to write to me at ron.gutman@wellsphere.com or call me at (650) 345-2100.

]]> By: Sastry Nanduri http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/comment-page-1/#comment-391440 Sastry Nanduri Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:51:13 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/#comment-391440 My experience at Wellsphere has been very pleasant. Wellsphere has a great mission, a fun working environment and a strong team of passionate, positive-minded individuals. As a technologist, I am very excited at the opportunity to build a product that will help millions of people lead a happier and healthier lifestyle. My experience at Wellsphere has been very pleasant. Wellsphere has a great mission, a fun working environment and a strong team of passionate, positive-minded individuals. As a technologist, I am very excited at the opportunity to build a product that will help millions of people lead a happier and healthier lifestyle.

]]> By: Kathleen Donahue http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/comment-page-1/#comment-391438 Kathleen Donahue Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:50:34 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/#comment-391438 Read the comments, both good and bad. I can only speak for myself and tell those interested that overall, as an employee since the beginning of April, I've had a very positive, productive time with Wellsphere. We have a great crew of people, both employees and contractors with whom I interact regularly. We've formed a tight, fun team that keeps on moving forward together to improve our product. As a user-interface designer, I love hearing back from people about the site and how we can improve it for them. Yes, being a young company, we have a ways to go, but we are listening, learning, and steadily enhancing the site. So, to burst the hyperbolic bubble of those who have never worked here, yet seem to be bent on creating/spreading hearsay, this is the current atmosphere. Read the comments, both good and bad. I can only speak for myself and tell those interested that overall, as an employee since the beginning of April, I’ve had a very positive, productive time with Wellsphere. We have a great crew of people, both employees and contractors with whom I interact regularly. We’ve formed a tight, fun team that keeps on moving forward together to improve our product. As a user-interface designer, I love hearing back from people about the site and how we can improve it for them. Yes, being a young company, we have a ways to go, but we are listening, learning, and steadily enhancing the site. So, to burst the hyperbolic bubble of those who have never worked here, yet seem to be bent on creating/spreading hearsay, this is the current atmosphere.

]]> By: Larisa Rozentals http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/comment-page-1/#comment-391437 Larisa Rozentals Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:49:38 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/#comment-391437 Personally, I have not experienced what others may have; rather I’ve had a very positive experience with the company, Ron and Dave. I enjoy working for Wellsphere – its nice to come into the an office where I can eat breakfast with others or at my desk, Katie, the well-dog, says hello to everyone (she’s so happy and excited – she really reminds you what life is all about), we enjoy a casual weekly lunch with everyone together, fruit and other healthy items are provided for us (although Kathleen and I would really enjoy some dark chocolate), and the office has a great view of the Bay Area. From my experience, both Ron and Dave care about their company and their employees. You know you have a great team of employees working for you when you are instructed to leave the building promptly at 5:00 pm to repair the AC and none of us wanted to leave – it took Ron and the AC company over an hour to get everyone to go home. What can I say… I enjoy the people, the culture, and working with Katie. Personally, I have not experienced what others may have; rather I’ve had a very positive experience with the company, Ron and Dave. I enjoy working for Wellsphere – its nice to come into the an office where I can eat breakfast with others or at my desk, Katie, the well-dog, says hello to everyone (she’s so happy and excited – she really reminds you what life is all about), we enjoy a casual weekly lunch with everyone together, fruit and other healthy items are provided for us (although Kathleen and I would really enjoy some dark chocolate), and the office has a great view of the Bay Area.

From my experience, both Ron and Dave care about their company and their employees. You know you have a great team of employees working for you when you are instructed to leave the building promptly at 5:00 pm to repair the AC and none of us wanted to leave – it took Ron and the AC company over an hour to get everyone to go home. What can I say… I enjoy the people, the culture, and working with Katie.

]]> By: The Wellsphere Team http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/comment-page-1/#comment-391435 The Wellsphere Team Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:47:46 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/#comment-391435 We felt compelled to add our comment here because we were personally and professionally hurt by what was written in some of these comments, and we thought this would be a good opportunity to describe openly and honestly who we really are and what our company is really all about, and invite you to (please!) contact us if you have any questions. All of us at Wellsphere share a deep commitment to our mission of helping people live healthier, happier lives. We are a group of positive, hardworking, caring people who very much enjoy each other’s company, and are dedicated to helping one another and to achieving our goals. Our ‘WellSpace’ in San Mateo is a bright, energetic, fun environment (we even have a small exercise room and beautiful views of the green hills and the Bay!). We recently launched our Beta site based on substantial research and feedback from our alpha community. We implemented a scalable technology that is designed to support our growing community. We are delighted to watch our members help and support each other everyday in their quests for well-being. We are very proud of the progress we’ve made and the growth of our community, though we know there is much more to do. We think our site speaks for itself, and invite you to visit us at http://www.wellsphere.com. We are committed to continuing to improve Wellsphere everyday and we enjoy responding to the feedback from our community. We greatly appreciate all constructive advice about how we can improve the site and our users’ experience. Please feel free to share your thoughts (or hate mail if you must :-) ) with us at wecare@wellsphere.com. If you would like to learn more about our company, our mission, and our values firsthand, please reach out to any of us directly. You can reach us by phone at (650) 345-2100, or by email at the addresses below. Our core team (alphabetical by last name): Kathleen Donahue kathleen.donahue@wellsphere.com Ron Gutman ron.gutman@wellsphere.com Dave Kashen dave.kashen@wellsphere.com Ivan Marchenko ivan.marchenko@wellsphere.com Sastry Nanduri sastry.nanduri@wellsphere.com Larisa Rozentals larisa.rozentals@wellsphere.com Geoff Rutledge, MD, PhD geoff.rutledge@wellsphere.com We felt compelled to add our comment here because we were personally and professionally hurt by what was written in some of these comments, and we thought this would be a good opportunity to describe openly and honestly who we really are and what our company is really all about, and invite you to (please!) contact us if you have any questions.

All of us at Wellsphere share a deep commitment to our mission of helping people live healthier, happier lives. We are a group of positive, hardworking, caring people who very much enjoy each other’s company, and are dedicated to helping one another and to achieving our goals. Our ‘WellSpace’ in San Mateo is a bright, energetic, fun environment (we even have a small exercise room and beautiful views of the green hills and the Bay!). We recently launched our Beta site based on substantial research and feedback from our alpha community. We implemented a scalable technology that is designed to support our growing community. We are delighted to watch our members help and support each other everyday in their quests for well-being. We are very proud of the progress we’ve made and the growth of our community, though we know there is much more to do. We think our site speaks for itself, and invite you to visit us at http://www.wellsphere.com.

We are committed to continuing to improve Wellsphere everyday and we enjoy responding to the feedback from our community. We greatly appreciate all constructive advice about how we can improve the site and our users’ experience. Please feel free to share your thoughts (or hate mail if you must :-) ) with us at wecare@wellsphere.com. If you would like to learn more about our company, our mission, and our values firsthand, please reach out to any of us directly. You can reach us by phone at (650) 345-2100, or by email at the addresses below.

Our core team (alphabetical by last name):

Kathleen Donahue
kathleen.donahue@wellsphere.com

Ron Gutman
ron.gutman@wellsphere.com

Dave Kashen
dave.kashen@wellsphere.com

Ivan Marchenko
ivan.marchenko@wellsphere.com

Sastry Nanduri
sastry.nanduri@wellsphere.com

Larisa Rozentals
larisa.rozentals@wellsphere.com

Geoff Rutledge, MD, PhD
geoff.rutledge@wellsphere.com

]]> By: Another lawsuit .... http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/comment-page-1/#comment-388200 Another lawsuit .... Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:27:19 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/#comment-388200 Hi, Good to see were in the same area )... There is another Lawsuit against Wellsphere, It appears They are using Code that was deliberately not payed, so they have a copyright isuue. There is also some publications & interviews going on in some major newspapers and sites. If you have anything to say or If you worked in Wellsphere in the past please mail us @ lawsuit.wellsphere@gmail.com ... Stay tuned )... Hi, Good to see were in the same area )…
There is another Lawsuit against Wellsphere, It appears They are using Code that was deliberately not payed, so they have a copyright isuue. There is also some publications & interviews going on in some major newspapers and sites. If you have anything to say or If you worked in Wellsphere in the past please mail us @ lawsuit.wellsphere@gmail.com … Stay tuned )…

]]> By: Kept http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/comment-page-1/#comment-366492 Kept Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:29:31 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/#comment-366492 NOTE!! These guys Ron, Dave, and Geoff took another step and now as they probably started to run out of money they simply fraud vendors to work and reduce the amounts dramaticaly post factum. If you don't sign a waiving letter and agree to compromise they threat they won't pay at all. Please write email ASAP to law222@hotmail.com if you suffer or suffered from them. A law suit is about to be filed in the next few days. NOTE!!
These guys Ron, Dave, and Geoff took another step and now as they probably started to run out of money they simply fraud vendors to work and reduce the amounts dramaticaly post factum. If you don’t sign a waiving letter and agree to compromise they threat they won’t pay at all. Please write email ASAP to law222@hotmail.com if you suffer or suffered from them. A law suit is about to be filed in the next few days.

]]> By: Miss Gutman http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/comment-page-1/#comment-8249 Miss Gutman Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:13:16 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/#comment-8249 If you take a look at the facts - an unprofessional, bug ridden site, unbelievable amounts of turnover, an army of disgruntled former employees, little about Ron's previous managerial experience, and so on - it's clear that there is something very wrong at Wellsphere. If you take a look at the facts – an unprofessional, bug ridden site, unbelievable amounts of turnover, an army of disgruntled former employees, little about Ron’s previous managerial experience, and so on – it’s clear that there is something very wrong at Wellsphere.

]]> By: StumbleBum http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/comment-page-1/#comment-8183 StumbleBum Wed, 21 Feb 2007 07:20:11 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/#comment-8183 Ron, I retract every good thing I ever said about you. Ron, I retract every good thing I ever said about you.

]]> By: thank you http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/comment-page-1/#comment-8156 thank you Mon, 19 Feb 2007 22:07:07 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/#comment-8156 Yes- thank you for the information as well. I too was looking into wellsphere as a potential job possibility, but now I dont think I will waste my time. If this many past employees have bad things to say about the management, then it's probably not a good idea to get involved. Yes- thank you for the information as well. I too was looking into wellsphere as a potential job possibility, but now I dont think I will waste my time. If this many past employees have bad things to say about the management, then it’s probably not a good idea to get involved.

]]> By: For warned thankfully http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/comment-page-1/#comment-8151 For warned thankfully Mon, 19 Feb 2007 03:36:09 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/#comment-8151 I was going to go to explore the possibility of working at Wellsphere...thankfully I read this blog first! I was going to go to explore the possibility of working at Wellsphere…thankfully I read this blog first!

]]> By: Another former employee http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/comment-page-1/#comment-7893 Another former employee Sat, 03 Feb 2007 08:26:08 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/#comment-7893 You know, if you keep saying something it makes it true -- even if your actions are completely orthogonal to your statements. For those of you reading this to whom Mr. Gutman has spoken, proclaiming his innocence, I suspect he has told you that he's "sick about it" and quoted "spirals of negativity" and other dribble. He'll pretend that he has personal insight by proclaiming that he made bad hiring decisions. You'll listen to him and empathize. His friend Dave will do the same and talk about how personally hurt they are. Once they have done all of that, please know that you're being played. All of the employees they have upset are upset because of personal actions: they lied and manipulated talented, trusting, and knowledgable people. Incompetence is forgivable. This is not about poor business acumen or a lack of understanding about tech start ups. This is about pathologic behavior that has negative and lasting effects on the lives of well-intentioned people. Employees and people who have inside knowledge who have posted here are doing so to warn others. Prior to now, if you would search Ron/Yaron Gutman your search would derive little to nothing (even though he has started 4/6/8 companies -- which number you hear depends on which version of the truth he is on). Now when he drops the credible names of luminaries like Mark Leslie, Eric Benhammoud, Woodrow Myers, etc. you won't be walking in the dark like we were. Enough said, and consider yourself warned. You know, if you keep saying something it makes it true — even if your actions are completely orthogonal to your statements.

For those of you reading this to whom Mr. Gutman has spoken, proclaiming his innocence, I suspect he has told you that he’s “sick about it” and quoted “spirals of negativity” and other dribble. He’ll pretend that he has personal insight by proclaiming that he made bad hiring decisions. You’ll listen to him and empathize. His friend Dave will do the same and talk about how personally hurt they are. Once they have done all of that, please know that you’re being played. All of the employees they have upset are upset because of personal actions: they lied and manipulated talented, trusting, and knowledgable people.

Incompetence is forgivable. This is not about poor business acumen or a lack of understanding about tech start ups. This is about pathologic behavior that has negative and lasting effects on the lives of well-intentioned people.

Employees and people who have inside knowledge who have posted here are doing so to warn others. Prior to now, if you would search Ron/Yaron Gutman your search would derive little to nothing (even though he has started 4/6/8 companies — which number you hear depends on which version of the truth he is on). Now when he drops the credible names of luminaries like Mark Leslie, Eric Benhammoud, Woodrow Myers, etc. you won’t be walking in the dark like we were.

Enough said, and consider yourself warned.

]]> By: Miss Gutman http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/comment-page-1/#comment-7891 Miss Gutman Sat, 03 Feb 2007 07:34:13 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/28/wellsphere-for-those-striving-to-be-fit-and-healthy/#comment-7891 Ron, You spread so much goodwill and happiness that there are dozens of people who could have written the personal attacks that have been posted across multiple sites. I have not seen any proof that you ever produced a happy employee (from your previous 8 businesses). It seems impossible that such a person could exist. You are a hypocrite. Ron,

You spread so much goodwill and happiness that there are dozens of people who could have written the personal attacks that have been posted across multiple sites. I have not seen any proof that you ever produced a happy employee (from your previous 8 businesses). It seems impossible that such a person could exist.

You are a hypocrite.

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