> prominent VCs behaved during the brief period of uncertainty
A ton of the prominent VCs were writing out checks from their personal bank accounts so that founders could meet payroll.
> For some silly reason I had some respect for the startup industry before this, now I see it as a joke
Wait seriously? You somehow lost more faith from this than you did from
- crypto
- Adam Neumann
- $100m seed rounds
and like 30 other things???
> But it's important to remember that they no longer automatically deserve any credit for taking risks and doing something new.
What are you even talking about?
Having your bank account randomly disappear isn't one of the risks that anyone should have to take.
A ton of the prominent VCs were writing out checks from their personal bank accounts so that founders could meet payroll.
> For some silly reason I had some respect for the startup industry before this, now I see it as a joke
Wait seriously? You somehow lost more faith from this than you did from
- crypto - Adam Neumann - $100m seed rounds
and like 30 other things???
> But it's important to remember that they no longer automatically deserve any credit for taking risks and doing something new.
What are you even talking about?
Having your bank account randomly disappear isn't one of the risks that anyone should have to take.