Missing OpenAI or Anthropic is a career-ending move for VCs
beffjezos · x · 2026-08-28
AnjneyMidha shared insights from conversations with veteran VCs, noting that LPs do not accept excuses for missing category leaders. The reality is stark: you either invested in the Seed/A/B rounds of OpenAI or Anthropic, or you did not. Missing these opportunities is viewed as a career-ending failure for many investors. beffjezos responded, setting a new life goal to end the careers of VCs who passed on his startup through a future monster IPO.
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