Biz Stone launching_Jelly, Sean Parker launching_Airtime, Ashton Kutcher investing in_your company, Ray Ozzie launching Talko. Having a world-famous, previously_successful, founder or investor doesn’t give you any guarantees of success. In fact, I’m starting to suspect_that once the extra attention you get for being able to name-drop someone famous, it will work against you. People love supporting the romantic idea of a young entrepreneur hacking away on a genius product from a garage. That’s the dream you want to support. A_millionaire team with seemingly unlimited resources that can throw a luxurious launch party and afford to hire the best designers? You’re...
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