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Anyone read Dan Lyon's (Fake Steve Jobs) 'Disrupted'? *
https://www.amazon.com/Disrupted-My-Misadventure-Start-Up-Bubble/dp/0316306088
Pretty funny with a lot of "get those kids offa my lawn" snarkiness. But one of his stronger points is the jibes against spray and pray investing with other folks' $ in companies that have no clue. And also bizarre corporate cultures Trump-ing business common sense.
To be fair, I don't think Cyanogen was a hopeless company from the start - it woulda seemed a good bet.
*disclaimer: no affiliation whatsover, got it for $1.99 or so on a cheapo Amazon Kindle promo. Well worth it at that price, not sure so @ $10+.