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I think it's a bit of an act: smart guys masquerading as bros because it was important for their original target market. I also don't think that tech talent is
by nostromo 12y ago
I think it's a bit of an act: smart guys masquerading as bros because it was important for their original target market. I also don't think that tech talent is mutually exclusive with hip-hop culture.
a16z didn't make its reputation handing buckets of cash to dolts.
- huffman 12y agoIt's also said explicitly in the article that it was a bit of an act.
- famousactress 12y agoUm, acting like assholes in public to other humans is not acting. It's behaving.
- w1ntermute 12y agoRegardless, that's what rappers/hip hop artists do, so it was important for the founders to channel that attitude when they were getting started, in order to demonstrate their cultural authenticity.
- Jgrubb 12y agoSure, but their cultural authenticity is transparently non-existent. It's like Malibu's Most Wanted, except they don't seem to get what the real joke is.
- rfrank 12y agoAt least based on responses from /r/hiphopheads on reddit, anyone who even knows who the founders are think they're absolute jokes. They need a better act if they're pretending.