I was really surprised to see the parent downvoted. It provided useful information to me (I didn't know such a list existed or where to find it) and presumably others ... what's the objection?
Yeah... I was surprised to see it down-voted as well. Although my repeated linking to that page in comments seems very spammy, my heart's in the right place.
I don't think very many YC applicants and potential YC applicants realize how much useful information I have on that site.
If the first sentence itself is a disclaimer, then why write such sensational headline? Don't be so dramatic. I'm interested in reading your article and learning from it. Please don't fool me. I tend to loose respect for your content and efforts due to such marketing tactics.
I think the headline is perfectly suitable. I may use the same when I finally write my blog post "Embedly invented Windsoc [our startup]". And I don't think it would be the only time Fred Wilson has inspired new endeavors.
We all need to give hat tips to the people that inspired us to be greater and try new things. We would not be here right now without Fred. I'll put his name in titles all day long just to adknowledge his contributions.
