I think so many problems in crypto stem from the idea that people treat VCs like they're Gods, but they’re just Middlemen.

Shuttling capital between lazy HNW boomers and based 20-somethings who just need a shot.

Deploying capital is many things, but it is not the Lord’s work. 

Still, somewhere along the way, people started acting like VCs were the main characters. Like funding rounds were the real milestones. Like writing a check was the hard part, not staying up all night trying to make something that actually works.

The problem with worshipping VCs is that it turns capital into the story rather than the fuel. It creates a world where everyone wants to be an investor and no one wants to be a founder. Where risk gets replaced by optimization, and the best and brightest aren’t building—they’re managing portfolios and clout-chasing on Twitter.

The people who deserve clout are making something brand new. 

Capital follows conviction... but conviction starts with founders.

"VC is intellectualized gambling whose whole business model is based on the act of trying to convince you that they are smarter than you"