Of course connections do matter. They are actually very important. You need to hire. You need to market. You need to sell. And who is actually saying that Sili

Of course connections do matter. They are actually very important. You need to hire. You need to market. You need to sell. And who is actually saying that Silicon Valley is a meritocracy? [ I did noticed, that VCs and especially incubators will sometimes say that "connections didn't matter" and they only "invest based on meritocracy" because they want show to others (the next people in chain of investment) that they always fund "best of the best". But VCs and incubators are investors so why to take their view of society as correct? ]