I'd argue that his definition of transparency is EXACTLY what everyone thinks about when a startup is being transparent.<p>I think he also left out a point.  By divulging your revenues, you are exposing information about your partnerships.<p>By telling us how much you make, are you telling us how much your partners are making?<p>I would never partner with a developer who spills all - as I am not a transparent person and I don't run a very transparent company.  It would be like opening the back door to my company.<p>Hmm.  Kind of like trying to mix GPL'd code with closed source software.