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# Confessions of a Venture Capital-Backed Startup Founder
- URL: https://werd.io/confessions-of-a-venture-capital-backed-startup-founder/
- Published: 2023-11-02T02:13:20.000Z
- Updated: 2023-11-02T02:13:20.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: NotableLinks, #Import 2025-06-13 09:20

"In the past few years, causality inverted: Start-ups and entire markets were manufactured from whole cloth to meet the demand of overcapitalized venture funds searching for a home run."

I am certain I'll found another startup, and I'm certain it will be a revenue-based business that will not be designed to raise investment. Perhaps ironically, in doing so, it may be more valuable as a result. [#Technology](https://werd.io/tag/Technology)

\[[Link](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/venture-capital-backed-startup-founder-confessions.html)\]