Comments on: Q&A with Saar Gur, on Facebook

By: Silicon Valley Tool: Who’s Dave McClure, and why is he a Facebook fanboy? » TechAddress

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:18:47 +0000

[...] (as well as his avid commenting on Valleywag). Which is why I’ve never understood why he joined right in the Valley’s Facebook frenzy instead of standing back and, with all his experience, [...]

By: College Kid

College Kid — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:52:23 +0000

Anon…you might remember that the whole premise of facebook was to connect people on college campuses. As a college kid I can tell you that I have friends who have met their gf’s via facebook and randomly based on their profiles. You must be a little too old to remember that facebook still has a usage out side of apps.

By: ANon

ANon — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:51:01 +0000

well this guy doesn’t understand facebook anyways. people don’t “meet randomly” on facebook….guess what VCs- start up costs are low enough, you are gonna be cut out of this equation. say goodbye to the halcyon days of low valuations and high returns. you’re fucked!

By: 一周网络综述

一周网络综述 — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:41:35 +0000

[...] 还有值得关注的是VentureBeat与Charles River Ventures的Saar Gur谈论的Facebook。Gur是为Facebook提供应用程序公司和个人的主要投资者。你可以赞扬也可以责怪他所投资的这些应用，例如Foodfight, Zombies和Vampires。我玩的很上瘾的一个地理游戏叫做”Traveler IQ Challenge” (虽然不是Gur投资的) 你可以试一试，如果比分超过我，请你吃饭。Gur说当Facebook添加有IM即时通功能，一定是有里程碑意义的。我坚信当Facebook能够让用户实时了解哪些朋友在线，这一点击，将成为重要转折。 [...]

By: C

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:53:15 +0000

what is more overhyped? Facebook Apps, or Paris Hilton?

By: dave mcclure

dave mcclure — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 21:48:03 +0000

@cynic: seriously dude; if you want to rip on someone, get a fucking spine and sign your post.

while it’s quite reasonable to have a harsh take, hiding behind “anon” signins is chickenshit. at least REAL assault bloggers like denton & calacanis stand behind their vitriol.

OWN it fer chrissakes, ya whiner.

- dmc

By: Cynic

Cynic — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:40:53 +0000

I want to *build* on what Dave McClure said: Saar is just the *greatest* genius ever; his *brilliant* ability to craft web 2.0 widgets parallels Einstein’s ability to craft equations and the value he is *unlocking* by diverting the proceeds from California retirees’ pensions to these widgets exceeds that created during the industrial revolution. I hope he gets all the recognition he deserves and doesn’t have to pay more than 15% on his carried interest like all the ordinary dolts from whose pensions his income derives. Oh yeah, he is also *the* nicest guy ever.

By: Fantasy Futures Exchange

Fantasy Futures Exchange — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:48:45 +0000

we’ve had an excellent response to our facebook app and it’s still a work in progress, we’ve noticed a huge amount of people who want to learn about investing/trading/leverage in a fun, educational, non-commercial setting–and we look forward to getting our added features rolling—the potential is truly exciting

By: dave mcclure

dave mcclure — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 05:32:31 +0000

Saar is a really smart AND really nice guy. pretty rare combination (’specially for a VC

Gotta hand it to George & team over at CRV — they’ve really done well by themselves recruiting both Susan & Saar.

Those two are some *great* ambassadors for the next generation of startups.

- dmc