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Inc. magazine is digging into the mystery of who's running TheFunded.com, a website which lets entrepreneurs rate venture capitalists. Writer Max Chafkin makes four guesses: Gawker Media publisher and Valleywag emeritus Nick Denton; Digg founder Kevin Rose; Blogger and Twitter founder Evan Williams; and blog blowhard Jason Calacanis. Asked by Chafkin, Calacanis denied being "Ted," the mysterious man behind the site. A curious stance, since until recently, Calacanis was eagerly attempting to take credit for TheFunded.com. Never one for subtlety, he told friends of his plan to leak a rumor to Valleywag that he was behind the site. Alas, no, Jason: You only wish you were clever enough to come up with an idea like TheFunded.com.
Who's behind TheFunded.com? Not Jason Calacanis
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11:21 AM on Fri Aug 24 2007
By Owen Thomas
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Jason recently claimed that he knows who's behind the site but will not say who. Kevin Rose and Evan Williams don't seem like the type.
Do not look at that site when you have a hangover. Very, very bad idea. I think the nauseating color scheme points more toward the handywork of Williams, but it's a close call.
It must be that Fake Steve Jobs guy again!
Laurent - know you were kidding, but... Nah, can't be FSJ. Dan Lyons just ain't plugged in enough in the Valley (or anywhere) to run a site like TheFunded.
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