"He makes an assertion that isn't true. That it's just as possible to raise money somewhere else other than Silicon Valley. Is it possible? Yes. Is it as easy/fast/convenient? Not even close."
His assertion was based on his personal experience, as further detailed. For some of us, it is far easier to raise money locally than in Silicon Valley. Therefore, any statement which states it is categorically "not even close" without taking into account the target for the statement and their given situation must therefore be false.
Furthermore, the assertion of the author he cited was that it's just as possible to raise money, which is the statement he derides as false, and then categorizes his own statement of false by saying that while the author is correct, that it's "just as possible," it's "not as easy," which was not the assertion of the posts author.
His assertion was based on his personal experience, as further detailed. For some of us, it is far easier to raise money locally than in Silicon Valley. Therefore, any statement which states it is categorically "not even close" without taking into account the target for the statement and their given situation must therefore be false.
Furthermore, the assertion of the author he cited was that it's just as possible to raise money, which is the statement he derides as false, and then categorizes his own statement of false by saying that while the author is correct, that it's "just as possible," it's "not as easy," which was not the assertion of the posts author.