SV founder mix shifted: more mercenary miners now that the AI gold rush is obvious
zebird0 · x · 2026-09-26
An observation on Silicon Valley's founder mix: two years ago when AI was still non-obvious ("it's a toy, apps are ChatGPT wrappers"), there were more missionary founders with conviction; now that the gold rush is obvious, there are far more mercenary founders mining.
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