Comments on: Sequoia Capital vs. ComVentures http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/27/sequoia-capital-vs-comventures/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:47:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Dan http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/27/sequoia-capital-vs-comventures/comment-page-1/#comment-8340 Dan Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:24:04 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/27/sequoia-capital-vs-comventures/#comment-8340 Grinnel is the biggest backer of Com Ventures. They are the best VC ...Com ...Com...Cm. Grinnel is the biggest backer of Com Ventures. They are the best VC …Com …Com…Cm.

]]> By: jack largent http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/27/sequoia-capital-vs-comventures/comment-page-1/#comment-8339 jack largent Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:11:24 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/27/sequoia-capital-vs-comventures/#comment-8339 This may be the moment Sequoia jumped the shark. These types of bullying tactics are things that sequoia does in deals, which are now playing out in public. The bloom is off the rose. They beat the hell out of people regularly, yet moritz and sequoia have this pristine air about them. The truth is, they are nothing more than bad people picking onthe small guy. This may be the moment Sequoia jumped the shark. These types of bullying tactics are things that sequoia does in deals, which are now playing out in public. The bloom is off the rose. They beat the hell out of people regularly, yet moritz and sequoia have this pristine air about them. The truth is, they are nothing more than bad people picking onthe small guy.

]]> By: Franc http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/27/sequoia-capital-vs-comventures/comment-page-1/#comment-8338 Franc Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:16:17 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/27/sequoia-capital-vs-comventures/#comment-8338 Well, I think both are doing with enough reasons. Typically a firm needs to select a target to fight or compete or learn in order to build up internal strength and move up. In this case, Sequoia has a lot to be admired for. On the other hand, Sequoia must have paid handsomely to design their websites. And no one likes to be copied. It would be even funnier if ComVentures hire someone to impersonate Mike Moritz. Then, byebye Mr. CopyRight. Well, I think both are doing with enough reasons.
Typically a firm needs to select a target to fight or compete or learn in order to build up internal strength and move up. In this case, Sequoia has a lot to be admired for.

On the other hand, Sequoia must have paid handsomely to design their websites. And no one
likes to be copied.

It would be even funnier if ComVentures hire someone to impersonate Mike Moritz. Then,
byebye Mr. CopyRight.

]]> By: mathew http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/27/sequoia-capital-vs-comventures/comment-page-1/#comment-8337 mathew Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:37:44 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/27/sequoia-capital-vs-comventures/#comment-8337 more interestingly - did anyone see the comventures team profile photos? http://mattishness.blogspot.com/2007/02/where-are-customers-yachts.html more interestingly – did anyone see the comventures team profile photos?

http://mattishness.blogspot.com/2007/02/where-are-customers-yachts.html

]]> By: Lawyers Get Rich http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/27/sequoia-capital-vs-comventures/comment-page-1/#comment-8336 Lawyers Get Rich Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:00:23 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/27/sequoia-capital-vs-comventures/#comment-8336 Lawyers are undoubtedly laughing themselves to the bank on this one. Makes you seriously wonder about VC decision making... Lawyers are undoubtedly laughing themselves to the bank on this one. Makes you seriously wonder about VC decision making…

]]> By: Clarius http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/27/sequoia-capital-vs-comventures/comment-page-1/#comment-8334 Clarius Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:36:51 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/27/sequoia-capital-vs-comventures/#comment-8334 Sequoia is just a bully firm, thats the way they play. Playground bullies to the end. Either you make em 10x in a year or you are out. Sequoia is just a bully firm, thats the way they play. Playground bullies to the end. Either you make em 10x in a year or you are out.

]]> By: VC Watcher http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/27/sequoia-capital-vs-comventures/comment-page-1/#comment-8328 VC Watcher Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:37:23 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/27/sequoia-capital-vs-comventures/#comment-8328 This lawsuit isn't the cause, just a symptom. There's no love lost here. It's easy to get a lawsuit going for such a trivial reason because Sequoia could prove when the incident happened (access logs) and present a piece of HTML from both that have substantial similarity. With a rhetorical thrust, one argues visual similarity. A lawyer can keep this one alive for quite a while. This lawsuit isn’t the cause, just a symptom. There’s no love lost here.

It’s easy to get a lawsuit going for such a trivial reason because Sequoia could prove when the incident happened (access logs) and present a piece of HTML from both that have substantial similarity. With a rhetorical thrust, one argues visual similarity. A lawyer can keep this one alive for quite a while.

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