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Phenomenon is hardly unique to A16Z

• refulgentis 3y ago
  If you define it widely as "people writing about things they have a vested interest in", maybe. In a16z's case they went out of their way to stand up media pipelines a few years back.
• discodave 3y ago
  Yes, indeed HN is glorified marketing and networking for YC :) But I think a16z has spent a lot more time and money on their marketing efforts, especially as it relates to crypto. I for one am sick of hearing news stories, only to find that they're thinly veiled a16z marketing pitches for crypto scams.
• llm_nerd 3y ago
  It isn't even unique to VCs or businesses. Most personal blogs are glorified marketing. Often it's people trying to establish their credibility in some domain.