You can see a lot of this in the VC-funded economy as well. Most B2B VC-funded startups just cater to other VC-funded startups and nobody without VC money could

You can see a lot of this in the VC-funded economy as well. Most B2B VC-funded startups just cater to other VC-funded startups and nobody without VC money could ever afford their services. Even most B2C VC-funded companies need customers making VC-funded salaries to be able to survive those crucial first few years before they can figure out a pricing model that works outside SFBA. It boils down to entrepreneurs solving problems they have and understand. Whichever community you're in, those are the problems you end up solving.