> I rarely see articles as stupid and poorly thought out as this one. Much as I've detested the VCs I've personally met, are we supposed to replace new busines

> I rarely see articles as stupid and poorly thought out as this one. Much as I've detested the VCs I've personally met, are we supposed to replace new business funding with GOSPLAN? You're presenting a false choice: it's not some binary between VC and central planning. You can still have capitalism and growth without huge pools of money investing with an unicorn-or-bust mentality.