I could have done without the first half of the post telling me that I (or others) are mediocre, then going on to tell me how the author (and his fellows) are not just because they strive to be the "Best in the World".

This just reads like a puff piece for another valley startup by some guy who's better than you. Oh, and here's how we do it, you should try doing it this way too, because we think it's totes the best.