"founders are middle managers in the VC-funded meta-company that now exists in the Valley." I'm not sure I completely agree with this, but it's definitely a us

"founders are middle managers in the VC-funded meta-company that now exists in the Valley." I'm not sure I completely agree with this, but it's definitely a useful perspective to keep in mind. A lot of things look very different if you switch over to that way of thinking once in a while. Both pieces of it, the founders are middle managers, and the Valley as meta-company.