Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Nov 7, 2022Poll: Is the Elon acquisition a good or bad thing, and are you a Founder/VC vs not?Founder/VC, it’s good15.4%Founder/VC, it’s bad10.5%Not founder/VC, it’s good29.3%Not founder/VC, it’s bad44.8%1,271 votes·Final results14822
Rasty Turek@synopsi·Nov 7, 2022Replying to @vgrI kind of expected this outcome. Founders and VCs are generally optimists.1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Nov 7, 2022Replying to @synopsiSure, that’s what it is, “optimism.” Let’s go with that 🤣🤣🤣19
Rasty Turek@synopsi·Nov 7, 2022Replying to @vgrIndeed what it is. Regardless what it might appear, founders and VCs believe in positive impact.1
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @synopsiTo be blunt: I think VCs and founders are getting into a hustle-porn wagon-circling formation around someone they uncritically admire and think represents them as a whole. It's not optimism, it's tribalist closing of ranks.8:59 PM · Nov 7, 20228 Likes
Rasty Turek@synopsi·Nov 7, 2022Replying to @vgrI’m sure there is plenty of that. But you can see this behavior in similar situations where the founder is not famous. It’s simply the nature.21
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Nov 7, 2022Replying to @synopsiYes, both tend to be more optimistic in general. I'm just saying optimism is not what explains the results of this specific poll.11
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Nov 7, 2022Replying to @0xmcc and @synopsiIt always is. We're just pretending here that this is apolitical startup stuff.13