A VC is an extractor. From the point of view of someone who wants the thing they invest in and the people building that thing, they are a net negative. Literall

A VC is an extractor. From the point of view of someone who wants the thing they invest in and the people building that thing, they are a net negative. Literally the only situation in which they're even remotely desirable is if you can't eat at all. And then you accept them with the understanding that they're taking something away from you.