David Lee departs SV Angel

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38 points·kjw··7 comments

It's refreshing to see honest assessments like, "I am honestly not sure what it means — VC machinations escape me.", particularly from as high a profile a journalist as Kara Swisher.

It might be honest, but it's also frustrating. I want to read honest, insightful news written by people who have an understanding about what they're writing about.

Put another way, if you were reading about a scientific development, would you feel the same way about the writer saying "I am honestly not sure what this development means -- science escapes me." or something else along those lines?

Kara Swisher definitely knows what she's writing about. If information was available, she would have it. Parse the sentence as if John Bardeen wrote, "I am honestly not sure why the magnetic field is excluded -- quantum superconductivity escapes me."

This is Kara Swisher. It's hard to imagine who might have more of an understanding of this industry. She's been up on stage intelligently interviewing the various luminaries of the startup industry, both at AllThingsD, and now Re/Code.

What she's communicating, is that "VC machinations" are inherently unknowable, and anyone who claims otherwise in general is spinning a line. For this situation, it's going to require fairly detailed reporting - which she goes on to do, by reproducing the letter sent out to the LPs and SV companies.

By far David Lee and SV Angel have been one of our best angel investors at Comprehend! Sorry to see him go, wish him the best!

Effective immediately to spend more time with family is never good. It could be a termination or a health issue he's not comfortable disclosing.

> It could be a termination or a health issue he's not comfortable disclosing.

Or it could be that he really does want to spend more time with his family. Gasp.

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