Founders now market to VCs, not customers: a sharp critique of AI funding culture
IgorCarron · x · 2026-10-07
The quoted post delivers a sharp critique of today's startup ecosystem: founders no longer think about building and marketing products to customers, but about marketing themselves to VCs who brag deals to their peers. The author mocks 20-year-olds claiming ex-Meta/Tesla/quant credentials after a 3-month internship, blaming cluely-esque funded slop on mimetic, MBA-trained VCs incapable of independent thought. The replier shrugs: "It's always been that way."
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