VCs Backing Prediction Markets Criticized: Founders Question Social Value
broodsugar · x · 2026-08-15
Quoting rajatsuri, many founders privately question why top VCs back prediction market companies, saying products add little value and drive bad habits. broodsugar comments 'Re-industrialize out of one mouth, gambling out of the other.'
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