Do you support sustainability, social responsibility, tech ethics, or trust and safety? Congratulations, you’re an enemy of progress. That’s according to the venture capitalist Marc Andreessen.

  • iopq@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Except for funding the majority of the companies that exist, you mean

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      1 year ago

      By shear numbers, most companies are small mom and pop owned businesses.

      Edit: The VC shills are out in force. Go read an economics paper if you’re serious about learning something.

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        1 year ago

        Do you have a source for the claim that VC funded companies would have been replaced by equivalent companies if VCs did not exist? I find that somewhat hard to believe.