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		capsule_toy on May 31, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kevin Rose's Next Move: Partner at Google Ventures I'm surprised no one has brought up his ability to generate hype. Other than actually building the product, one of the biggest problems startups face is being able to get users. Do you remember how much publicity Milk got without a single product and just from having Kevin attached to it?

tshaddox on May 31, 2012 [–]

Right, but capred is asking why he gets so much hype. You're basically saying that he gets hype because he is able to get so much hype.

capred on May 31, 2012 | [–]

Exactly. Is he like the Paris Hilton of SV? Famous because he's famous.

I see lots of comments about Digg but it seems like Digg peaked in 2008.

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