[krishvs]

I think you and the GP comment both have valid points. Being unnecessarily negative gets us nowhere..but I do think for the most part VC funding has made things much much harder for startups that want to bootstrap.

VCs have created a winner takes all mindset. I think this is a net negative to the entire ecosystem.

The costs are 10x more for marketing and sales than it was maybe 10 years ago. Some might say do content marketing, promote on social media etc..these are long term strategies that make zero sense for founders starting from scratch with no following.

The costs for building products have become minuscule but marketing costs have skyrocketed.