Calacanis rubs me the wrong a lot of the time, but I disagree with your assessment.  All else being equal, yes, personal crusades are a distraction, but he's only human.  The type of commitment necessary to succeed in a startup isn't necessarily 80 hours a week with a laser focus.  It's hard enough to keep most people focused for a solid 40 hours a week.  And also, it's very easy to appear totally dedicated but actually be mentally spinning your wheels and not performing well for a variety of reasons.  I mean, you maybe right, but I just think it's hard to judge by looking at outside indicators like what someone rants about.