This article is ridiculous. Ronco is among the most benevolent of all the angels in the Valley. He's very protective of his portfolio companies. That has made him a few enemies among other investors. But if you ask <i>founders</i>, their opinion of him is as close to universally positive as anyone could hope for. He's invested in many tens of YC-funded companies, for example, and I have never heard any of the founders say anything bad about him.