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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    2 年前

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

    • MajorHavoc@lemmy.world
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      2 年前

      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.

      • KarmaTrainCaboose@lemmy.world
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        Do you have a source for the claim that VC funded companies would have been replaced by equivalent companies if VCs did not exist?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.

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      Post-1980s tech companies maybe. But not most companies, no.

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        Well, yeah, it didn’t really exist before the 1970s in its current form. But it’s not just tech, other companies like FedEx also got VC funding in the early stages