We sometimes just marvel at the things that executives say when they consider activist investors. We've remarked before on what CEOs really think about shareholders, and their candid opinions about us. 

Recently, Silicon Valley luminary and venture capitalist Marc Andreesen broke new ground in disparaging investors. In an interview in Fortune Magazine, he discoursed on a wide range of subjects, including macroeconomic conditions, women in tech, and many others. 

He covered activist investors in technology briefly and memorably. Any interview that likens CEOs to "chum" and urges them to build a "fortress" around their company using "voter control" techniques merits scrutiny, which we do in a current blog post.