Really, Joanna Rees!?!
Jerry Seinfeld and Seth Meyers recently teamed up for a “Really!?!” segment on "Saturday Night Live" about former Congressman Eric Massa, who kept coming up with new -- and often contradictory -- explanations for his resignation last week. (We'll never think of tickle parties the same way again.) The segment came to mind yesterday, when I received an impassioned email from Joanna Rees, co-founder of VSP Capital and soon-to-become candidate for mayor of San Francisco. It was in response to last week's post about a glowing profile of Rees in the San Francisco Chronicle, which called her a “star” in the world of venture capital. As a San Francisco resident and someone acquainted with Rees’ track record, I had pointed out that “star” was overstating things. After all, the limited partners of VSP Capital demanded their money back just months after VSP raised its third fund. Still, Rees, dubbed the “Alley Cat” by Forbes in the late ‘90s, claws at every opportunity for coverage, and we don't mind giving her the platform she wants. In fact, we believe the best way to present her note is via our own “Really!?!” segment:
