Discussion

• @generalcatalyst @generalcatalyst on x

  Meet GC [video]

• @pmarca Marc Andreessen on x

  This is a clever inversion of the original “Mac vs PC” commercials, this time clearly intended to make the sponsor appear smarmy and judgmental. Fascinating.

• @venturetwins Justine Moore on x

  I've watched this ad several times and genuinely can't understand the point. If you want a condescending VC who believes they're the moral authority on whether or not your product should exist...contact General Catalyst? If you don't, we're open for business @a16z 🫡

• @mil000 Milo Smith on x

  I have never seen more a16z partners all pissed off at once. Congrats to @generalcatalyst [image]

• @tenobrus @tenobrus on x

  oh my god they targeted pmarca so perfectly he fucking quote tweeted them like 30 times LMAO literally the definition of malding [video]

• @pmarca Marc Andreessen on x

  Stay tuned for our upcoming ad campaign, “We're the VC who doesn't sneer at your idea.”

• @scottastevenson Scott Stevenson on x

  Tired: it's a bad ad Wired: it's rage bait Inspired: it's intentional beef marketing on both sides and they are laughing about it over the phone

• @pmarca Marc Andreessen on x

  Oh man, be careful with these. https://www.youtube.com/...

• @rubinovitz JB Rubinovitz on x

  Did GC count on Marc getting so mad at this ad that the whole firm would engage with it until it hit 1M views?

• @sporadica @sporadica on x

  lmao did they intentionally make bro on the left ("VC") look exactly like Marc Andreessen

• @creatine_cycle Atlas on x

  i'm not convinced that this is some sort of 6D chess gambit to invoke engagement from a rival firm. i think it's just bad

• @pmarca Marc Andreessen on x

  The thing they got right is the relative heights.

• @danprimack Dan Primack on x

  What makes this most unusual is that it's a VC firm ad not disguised as a podcast

• @quasimatt @quasimatt on x

  The bet being made here (that ethical considerations and public opinion will play an increasing role in capital allocation to venture funds) is literally right and ahead of its time. After looking into the GC LPs, the messaging makes even more strategic sense.

• @arian_ghashghai Arian Ghashghai on x

  fwiw imo this video captures the prevailing perception of the broader tech industry, which seems more interested in self-enrichment than enriching (literally and figuratively) society as a whole (e.g. Dario's consistent PR disasters) The problem here is that a leading VC firm

• @parmita Parmita Mishra on x

  I don't understand either side of this fight. I don't understand this video. But can we please put half this attention into drug discovery The UK sovereign wealth fund just invested into a 2.1 B dollar round for isomorphic labs Silicon Valley is fighting over robot dogs wtf

• @pmarca Marc Andreessen on x

  Cc @compliantvc @eurofounder Boy do I have big news for you!

• @elizabethholmes Elizabeth Holmes on x

  Proof that VCs have some of the worst taste. Condescending narcissists who try so hard to be cool. This ad is painful to watch.

• @ericnewcomer Eric Newcomer on x

  Kinda bewildering positioning... hey startup founder, we are the VC that loves rules and turns our nose down at weird ideas?

• @pmarca Marc Andreessen on x

  I got nothing.

• @pmarca Marc Andreessen on x

  “We'll either fund your startup, or make a literal TV commercial about how stupid you are.”

• @chongz Timothy Luong on x

  Yesterday I thought this @generalcatalyst video was awful, but I've flipped after seeing the amount of discourse around it on X. This was S tier rage bait for @a16z, and it worked. It's all over my fucking feed.

• @pmarca Marc Andreessen on x

  I ran this through an AI checker, and the checker was insulted.

• @ryxcommar @ryxcommar on x

  I'm not really sure what the point of this is and it's corny as all hell but what I understand even less is why everyone with a16z in their bio is having an insane crash out over it.

• @signulll @signulll on x

  @generalcatalyst normally would not be so negative but this is just not it. so cringy watching this because everything starts out strange & weird. this does not mean we remove humanity out of the equation. hopefully you guys course correct as someone who is a fan.

• @omooretweets Olivia Moore on x

  @generalcatalyst If I was a consumer founder, I would run for the hills watching this 😬 Weird take from a fund that returned so much money from Airbnb and Snap... The biggest B2C businesses always start out looking “weird” (which we @a16z love!)

• @pmarca Marc Andreessen on x

  Now drop the video on the day of their LP Annual Meeting. [image]

• @pmarca Marc Andreessen on x

  In fairness, this is what it was like visiting American Express back in the day.

• @pmarca Marc Andreessen on x

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• @pmarca Marc Andreessen on x

  General Condescension

• @teddypowday Teddy Blank on x

  Spectacular ad for GC to dunk on the current moment But “we actually have a really high bar for responsibility around these things” rings hollow when you're a major investor in kalshi and polymarket. Maybe I'm misreading the ad's intent

• @paulyacoubian Paul Yacoubian on x

  91 quote tweets, 68 of which are a16z, 45 of which are Marc Andreessen power law is everywhere

• @pmarca Marc Andreessen on x

  Announcing General Condescension's newest Managing Director [image]

• @martinshkreli Martin Shkreli on x

  @generalcatalyst it's not too late to delete this shit

• @jaykapoornyc Jay Kapoor on x

  GC vs. A16Z beef is like Kendrick vs. Drake for people who know what a 409A valuation is

• @hunterwalk.com @hunterwalk.com on bluesky

  brb gotta drop my mixtape “We all suck vol 1” [embedded post]