It is totally possible that the system overshot a needed increase in funding and undermined the whole field, for sure. I think that’s probably true
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Salary Comfort and Venture Capital Ambition Requirements
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It’s totally possible! I think by the time you’re feeling comfortable enough with your $200-400k salary that you don’t want to leave, that might already be a sign that you’re not in the win at all costs, relentlessly resourceful, insanely ambitious category required for venture
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Venture Scale AI Companies: Significant Challenges Remain
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Indeed! Not meaning to say venture scale companies don’t work, there is still a lot of opportunity. It’s just very hard
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Bootstrapping vs Fundraising: The Startup Dilemma
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This is true! And bootstrapping / being profitable carries its own set of risks, especially if lots of other competitors are out raising you. It’s very hard to thread the needle
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Speculative Fiction: World of Exceptional Founders
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On that note, I’d love to read speculative fiction about a world where the “truly great founder” archetype was significantly more common—it’s an interesting thought experiment
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VCs and Founders Face Reality of Building Generational Companies
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Vibe I am getting without referencing data: A lot of VCs and founders are realizing right now how hard it is to build a truly generational company It is still 100% possible, it’s just still very rare. The glut of VC funding in the 2010s era was predicated on the idea that
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Indie Hacker Arc: Six Month Independent Entrepreneurship Journey
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i promised myself a 6 month indie hacker arc. loving it.
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State of AI Development: Growth, Dominance, and Open Source Rise
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State of AI Development – 34000% growth in AI projects
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Pageviews vs MRR: Subscription Media Metrics
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For a subscription media business: Pageviews is a voting machine. MRR is a weighing machine.