This is why we're hosting a reverse pitch competition where non-coastal VCs pitch their thesis to non-coastal patriots building killer companies.
It's called Flyover. Coming Spring 2027
This is why we're hosting a reverse pitch competition where non-coastal VCs pitch their thesis to non-coastal patriots building killer companies.
It's called Flyover. Coming Spring 2027
I left Silicon Valley 6 years ago
Why?
Because it's a monoculture
The most extreme group think of any place on the planet
Show up to a dinner party and everyone is in tech
So what do they do? They start stack-ranking each other
And it's a totally ordered set: being founder of co $100B market cap > founder of co with $50B market cap > managing partner of tier 1 venture firm > hired CEO of $50B public co > founder of $10B co > etc etc
Pure toxicity that nerfs creativty
And then as a corollary, people are especially afraid to speak truth to power as everyone knows their place in
"The Hierarchy"
Reject this nonsense. Stay weird. Think independently. Be honest with yourself. Have fun.