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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.

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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.

You could have said "Fred Wilson inspired Embedly". The "invented" sounds too dramatic and may be inaccurate too.

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