Education startups don't fit venture scale, but done right they still pay
ojasvi_yadav · x · 2026-10-09
Sunny Gupta argues education outside test prep and kids' entertainment isn't useless—it just doesn't fit VC return profiles, and framing that as "useless" is a claim manufactured for attention. Ayush Deva adds that providing good education may be the highest value one can offer, and done right with patience over a long time it will make money—it simply isn't venture-scale, which is fine.
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