Regarding the whole 10xer thing. I think people may be missing the real issue. Of course what he described is absolutely bullshit. The real issue isn't even that these people he describes exist. It's that VCs rely on this stereotype.
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Yes, the "10xer" is toxic and ultimately destructive and harmful. VCs don't care. They have an incentive for short term unsustainable growth. They love people willing to work insane hours and chug away. This is how startups generate returns ("hockey stick growth")
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The VC is hoping that by the time the 10xer burns themself out (or burns out the rest of the team, or all of them) that they will have generated enough growth to be acquired. The VCs do not give a shit about you or how functional your team is. They only care about the bottom line
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Read this blog post by describing this exact behaviour from another well known VC jwz.org/blog/2011/11/w
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To sum up: the real issue here isn't whether "10xers" exist. It is that predatory venture capitalists require them to exist
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