Multi-millionaire startup founder throws 29th birthday party...with 300 homeless people

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9179020?source=most_viewed

by technoguyrob • 18 years ago

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This is why we love startups, right guys?

mynameishere• 18 years ago

I'm sure the dog enjoyed his bone.

technoguyrob• 18 years ago

This is why we do startups, right guys?

staunch• 18 years ago

It does seem like having the time and money to help more than just family and friends is one of the great luxuries wealth brings.

run4yourlives2• 18 years ago

I have no comment that an act of charity is reported with such ego, but this line kills me:

The kids each got a toy and some treats.

Am I the only one that finds it completely unacceptable that we have children eating at a charitable kitchen in this day and age? Something is definitely wrong with all of us.

rglullis2• 18 years ago

Why would you consider to be "acceptable" to have adults in need of private charity, but not children? What about teenagers?

If you are going to lecture us, at least don't do it using relative morality.

run4yourlives2• 18 years ago

I would consider it "acceptable", because an adult certainly bares a certain level of responsibility for his/her actions, whereas a child is more a victim of circumstance, really.

It was just a rant, and certainly not a lecture (I include myself as part of the problem). I don't have a solution, but I can't help but put my son in the soup kitchen line with a toy truck and feel that there is anything just about that.

daniel-cussen• 18 years ago

What an awesome thing to do. He's the man.

redorb• 18 years ago

Def getting some karma for that, glad to hear of good being done.

ivory• 18 years ago

This was a great thing for him to do but I am a bit disturbed that it was made public. I think that such acts of charity should remain private and not aired to everyone- gives the donor more of an opportunity to become arrogant.

jamesbritt• 18 years ago

Oh, no.

People need to know that these things happen, that there are people out there like this. It's inspiring.

Who gives a fuck if the dude is arrogant or feeding his ego (assuming that is even true)?

He's feeding 300 homeless people as well.

Multi-millionaire startup founder throws 29th birthday party...with 300 homeless people

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