So we found out people hate us... - Nader Khalil
Silicon Valley Bank collapsed because we need a catastrophe, Keith Rabois is a loser, and people think they're Steve Jobs when really they're Mark Zuckerburg.
Silicon Valley Bank collapsed and as we asked the government to step in, we discovered the broader public really hates us. Like, something about the tech industry is repulsive to people on the outside. It’s not that hard to see why we’re hated Tech in the ‘00s was exciting because disruption wasn’t cool yet. If you said “move fast and break things”, people would think you’re dumb. Technologists at the time felt that they were stewards of the future. Ego wasn’t involved. I mean just look at these guys, you can’t tell if they’re running a board meeting or picking up their kids from school. Compa
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