The thing isn't that this show is necessarily inaccurate, but that it betrays the spirit of what startup culture is supposed to be. A large reason why I, and I suspect many other people, got into this is that it was seen as a true meritocracy. It's supposed to be about people building something other people love. Nothing else is supposed to matter. It's not about your dad's friend being the boss, or that you were both alums at the same Ivy league school, or brothers in the same fraternity. It's supposed to be about your ability to create real value.

This show makes it seem like what we're doing is the bad parts of Hollywood mixed with the movie the social network. Again, it's not that it's necessarily inaccurate to some, but, at least for me, it's not what it's about. I just wish that a show like this could have promoted startup culture as a kind of culture that promotes tearing down barriers and your merit being based on how hard you work and what you accomplish.