Dear Dave McClure:<\/p>\n
Please don\u2019t raise your guard. \u00a0This isn\u2019t a sanctimonious post lecturing you on how you ought to have conducted yourself<\/a>. \u00a0(Who am I, an individual with enough flaws of my own, to cast such a stone?) \u00a0Besides, a lesson that I learned from my parents early on and hope not to forget is, \u201cDon\u2019t kick someone when they are down.\u201d<\/p>\n What this is is a note from a student to a teacher. \u00a0Call it guru dakshina<\/em>. \u00a0(It is tradition, in Indian culture, to express gratitude to a teacher by giving them a gift upon completing a course of study.) \u00a0Indeed, while we may not know each other, I have learned and benefited much from your writings and recorded lectures over the past decade, especially your AARRR! Guide: Startup Metrics for Internet\u00a0Marketing and Product Management<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n