Hey thinkcomp, I didn't go searching for what your idea is, and you didn't mention it in the article, and realistically I guess it doesn't matter.

As you well know, implementing your idea is the largest part of the battle, so are you giving up on the idea? I would think that a man of your experience would move forward with the idea anyway, and not let this speedbump turn into a roadblock.

I would also have liked to see (and maybe the community here could help) a suggestion as to how KPCB should handle the situation. You clearly understand that they can't just support every idea that they inadvertently made public, and I completely agree with you that their proposal of you promising not to sue in exchange for the opportunity to pitch again is worthless.

I'd love to work on the idea still, but sadly, ideas need funding. If I could have done it anyway, I wouldn't have needed KPCB's help in the first place.

How did you get the piece on huffPo? Are you a regular contributor there?

For what it's worth, sue those bastards.

I'd say I'm more of an irregular contributor...but I was invited to write for them a while back after I wrote my book.