I feel like "lure" was used here to trigger people.<p>The smartest thing a VC ever said to me was, "I am in the business of selling money. I'm a salesman, money is my product, and I'm trying to convince you to buy it from me by telling you how my money is better than everyone else's".<p>VCs have to prove their value to startups, because good ones have choices. A podcast is a great marketing opportunity.
I sometimes listen to (parts of) the All-In podcast because I think it is useful to understand what powerful people in our industry think.<p>The four of them are really quite unlikable, and I can confidently say that if any of them happen to read this comment then they would not care in the slightest that I said that.
I can say that Acquired at least has done some of the most interesting storytelling on the founding of companies. It's like taking 5 different books on the same topic and abridging the best parts together with some commentary sprinkled in.<p>If it is simply a platform for them, I'm okay with it because of the quality of content.
I’ve tried some of them, but I was put off by some of the “I got all the answers” vibes most of them have. The only exception for me has been the Dalton & Michael videos/podcast where they just both seem to really, really care about helping out.<p>You can feel that what they’re saying comes not just from 1-2 successes, but also from hundreds of failures that they’ve seen. They also seem aware of (and are vocal about) the limits of their advice.<p>I don’t, know. Maybe I’m drinking the cool-aid, but they did convince me to apply to YC…
The article doesn’t quite capture that a16z, in my memory, played a major role in popularizing podcasts as a direct media strategy. Fred Wilson, for example, was commenting on it way back in 2014 [1].<p>[1]: <a href="https://avc.com/2014/03/the-a16z-podcast/" rel="nofollow">https://avc.com/2014/03/the-a16z-podcast/</a>
it feels like every vc recycles the same stories on podcasts...<p>before meeting a vc, i search their past interviews on listennotes.com to know what they'll likely brag about ...
There's so much dumb VC money again that there's a shortage of startups?<p>Looks like the next big growth area is weapons. Big market for artillery ammunition. Lower-cost smart weapons are needed in quantity. Drones are needed in vast quantities. AI-powered murderbot drones that don't need a radio link have real market potential.
Interesting read. Contrary to what HN thinks, I think its good that VCs feel a forcing function to differentiate themselves. Like any other market, competition is good.
I think people under estimate how difficult it is to raise money from VCs.<p>I a currently trying to raise my first round but it is so difficult.<p>I sent close to 100 pitches & <i>all</i> of them have passed on the investment.<p>VCs normally say the only invest in business that are referred to them by people they already know.<p>I am starting to believe that may apply to all of them.