Comment by fhub
3 days ago
I was living in SF Bay Area when a16z started. They had good marketing and a good reputation. Their analyst posts were insightful and well received here. My perception of a16z has changed drastically. I’m ashamed just how badly that marketing worked on me in the early years.
To be fair to yourself, a16z could have changed over that time, and the marketing was honest early on.
I suspect this is what it is, the money got to everyone's head
not too long ago we were amazed at Apple hitting $1 trillion mkt cap and elon reaching $100 bil
now we're waiting for the first trillionaires to show up
Elon Musk was already minted the worlds first trillionaire back in June wasn't he?
Pretty insane from 100 billion in 2020 to 1 trillion in 2026.
Not a sign of a supremely broken system at all
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Indeed. I was once an Andreesen fan (many years ago). I've been trying to like him despite all the negatives for many years, but reading this I just can't any more.
His manifesto was an unvarnished call for corporatist fascism.
Was truly the mask-off moment.