ylai@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoSynapse, backed by a16z, has collapsed, and 10 million consumers could be hurttechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1103
arrow-up184external-linkSynapse, backed by a16z, has collapsed, and 10 million consumers could be hurttechcrunch.comylai@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down21·6 months agoI agree with your general idea, but a16z is almost as well known as “Andreessen Horowitz”, it’s by this point their brand name.
minus-squarePlopp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·6 months agoI can validate. I’ve never heard of either one before.
minus-squarekingthrillgore@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·6 months agoA16Z’s brand is celebrating fascism, backing crypto, and forgetting to be an effective VC
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoNot just backing crypto, but actually taking part in crypto pump and dumps (they deny this, but that doesn’t mean anything).
minus-squareBizzle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoIn your opinion, what makes a VC effective or not ?
I agree with your general idea, but a16z is almost as well known as “Andreessen Horowitz”, it’s by this point their brand name.
I can validate. I’ve never heard of either one before.
A16Z’s brand is celebrating fascism, backing crypto, and forgetting to be an effective VC
Not just backing crypto, but actually taking part in crypto pump and dumps (they deny this, but that doesn’t mean anything).
In your opinion, what makes a VC effective or not ?