
The VCs earlier were passionate experts who wanted to support other upcoming teams, while having been through the entire ups and down.
The VC folks now are some fancy degree grads, who wants to do a 'job'. And they fill in their near and dear around them, with more job oriented folks ππ»ββοΈ
And now, they just talk about how much they 'raise' from original sources and show off. Nothing else!
It's always been like this tbh.
Should add - we raised a multi-billion AI fund by allowing some oil oligarch to do us from the behind
Stoned and Big Brained at the same time leads to this.
The requirement to follow / invest alongside is unfortunately very high. A lot of folks canβt seem to build their own conviction. If thatβs the case, they shouldnβt raise a fund at all and instead give those funds to the VCs that help them build conviction. That would be acting like a real fiduciary.


What's the dumbest thing your boss has said?
I'll go first: "I want you to focus on doing good work and not on how much money you're making." Achchha aur mera rent kaun dega?

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Quick call?

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Iβll start first:
βThe greats never sacrifice the important for the urgent. They handle the immediate problem and still make sure to secure the future.β

"The dildo of consequences rarely arrives lubed"

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Adolf Hitler: Do not compare yourself to others. If you do so you are insulting yourself.