Read Bob Moul’s fiery tweetstorm on venture capitalists and the tech community

Cloudamize CEO and former Philly Startup Leaders president Bob Moul took to Twitter this Thursday and fired off a string of comments seemingly directed at investors’ perception of the local tech community.

saying #Philly has no big ideas just insulting to the #entrepreneurs who take the PERSONAL risk to create value for those who feed upon it

— Bob Moul (@bobmoul) May 12, 2016

and certainly examples of local reputations built on exits which would stretch the definition of "big" ideas

— Bob Moul (@bobmoul) May 12, 2016

and yet we continually rip #Philly for not being further along. We are absolutely STAGE APPROPRIATE in our growth trajectory

— Bob Moul (@bobmoul) May 12, 2016

Though it’s unclear what triggered the string of tweets, the messages came a week after First Round Capital cofounder Josh Kopelman dared Philly entrepreneurs to “choose bigger ideas” during an open house at Curalate’s HQ.
This Wednesday, a panel of investors gathered at the 2016 Angel Capital Association Summit said Philly needed more success stories to encourage local investment.

slower growth frankly more resilient. Don't need bubbles in #Philly

— Bob Moul (@bobmoul) May 12, 2016

we stand among seedlings and complain there's no lumber yo

— Bob Moul (@bobmoul) May 12, 2016

entrepreneurs pursue dreams – investors pursue returns…

— Bob Moul (@bobmoul) May 12, 2016

what VCs want is to crowd source a bunch of smart monkeys and hope one recreates the works of Shakespeare. don't be a monkey

— Bob Moul (@bobmoul) May 12, 2016

Reached by Technical.ly for further comment on what triggered the tweetstorm, Moul said, in a succinct email:
“lol – just midday musings over a margarita :-)”