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This is an excellent post. Thanks for writing it. It's spot on.
by michaelochurch 11y ago
This is an excellent post. Thanks for writing it. It's spot on.
- lawnchair_larry 11y agoThis is funny because I actually thought you wrote it, and had to double check the username after I started reading.
- tptacek 11y agoSo you really believe that young "successful" startup founders are neurolinguistically programming VCs to give them money? Come on. The bar for your approval has to be higher than "derisive towards VCs and VC-funded founders".
- achompas 11y agoAmen to this. I know you (justifiably) believe there are many bad actors in technology, Michael, but parent's comment is beyond belief.
- michaelochurch 11y agoI think we both know certain bad actors in common. I assume they've screwed you somehow. How've you been? I've been well.
- michaelochurch 11y agoI think that he's oversimplifying the dynamic, and I don't think that the emotional/"reptile" dynamic is the only one. Some people (even very powerful people) respond to posturing and dominant/submissive relationships and some don't. Not everyone is going to respond well to "You need to give me $50 million now", but some people will.
- api 11y agoAgreed. I liked your post elsewhere... It was a bit cynical but spot on. I also did not mean to imply that all "hot young founders" fit into this mold, or that VCa are all dumb, etc. But this stuff most definitely exists. The real dynamic is a touch of so-called "reptile brain" plus a heaping portion of self-reinforcing cult of male ego.