Anonymous Twitter account @VCBrags hits a nerve mocking VC's propensity for self-promotion by quote-retweeting boastful tweets
Investors either are loving or blocking @VCBrags, which retweets investors' best brags. — A parody Twitter account is getting under the skin … Tweets: @andrew__reed , @dhaliwas , @vcbrags , @vcbrags , @dtunkelang , @jason , @yoda , @gaberivera , @suryadsuryad , @danielleorourk , @ashleymayer , @gaberivera , @mstothard , @mattdrange , @lpolovets , @timgrieve , @eringriffith , and @gaberivera Tweets: Andrew Reed / @andrew__reed : Action shot of @creditkarma VCs trying to write the customary “congratulations” tweets while avoiding @VCBrags https://twitter.com/...Sunil Dhaliwal / @dhaliwas : These youngsters have no idea what *real* VC bragging is. In 2007 I convinced our marketing team to buy a week of drive-time ads on Boston public radio “congratulating” two of our recent IPOs. Step up your game kids. @VCBrags @vcbrags : ���� �� https://twitter.com/... @vcbrags : ���� �� https://twitter.com/... Daniel Tunkelang / @dtunkelang : With great power comes fragile egos. https://www.protocol.com/... @jason : Comedy turns to Carry: Happy to announce @VCBrags completed their first Scout deal for @launch 💪 https://twitter.com/... Drew Olanoff / @yoda : BAHAHAHAHAHAHA (that's absolutely hilarious) https://www.protocol.com/... https://twitter.com/... Gabe Rivera / @gaberivera : @VCBrags So how to avoid being lampooned? It's easy: just be straightforward, and self-aware. Avoid all the forms of misdirection in @founderbrags's thread, and maybe even acknowledge you're bragging. The ultimate self-awareness move? Self-report your tweet to @VCbrags or @founderbrags! Surya Dantuluri / @suryadsuryad : Anyone checking how insane @VCBrags grew in just the last month? 3x growth. https://twitter.com/... Danielle O'Rourke / @danielleorourk : So we have parody accounts for founders and VCs like @VCBrags, but when are we going to get an “under 400 followers and continues to post on twitter even though no one ever responds” parody account? I feel like I deserve representation. Ashley Mayer / @ashleymayer : Honestly the biggest problem with @vcbrags and @founderbrags is that over time they'll lessen the competitive advantage of self awareness �� Gabe Rivera / @gaberivera : @VCBrags @founderbrags Final tip: duh, unblock @VCbrags and @founderbrags if you've blocked them. Those “You're blocked” screenshots always make the blocker appear super-insecure. Michael Stothard / @mstothard : “VCs craft their thoughts here on Twitter as if they are some deep philosopher when in reality it is just some dude in a Patagonia vest and Allbirds that got rich investing in some boring cloud computing software.” @VCBrags talks to @Siftedeu https://sifted.eu/... Matt Drange / @mattdrange : Reading this hilarious @bizcarson story reminds me: did we ever figure out who was behind the “Jesus Christ Silicon Valley” blog? @jesus94306 hasn't published since 2013 but I'm still *dying* to know. My DM's are open, ya'll ... https://jesuschristsiliconvalley- blog.tumblr.com/ https://twitter.com/... Leo Polovets / @lpolovets : I've reached the level of success required to comment on Twitter parody accts! Hopefully someday I'll be able to comment on trends or whatever experienced VCs get asked about.🤣 “A parody Twitter account hits a nerve with Silicon Valley VCs” by @bizcarson https://www.protocol.com/... Tim Grieve / @timgrieve : A parody Twitter account is getting under the skin of some Silicon Valley venture capitalists by quoting their words back to them verbatim. https://www.protocol.com/... Erin Griffith / @eringriffith : I don't understand why VCs are all blocking the @VCBrags account, why not just own it? social media is designed for bragging, why pretend otherwise Gabe Rivera / @gaberivera : Nice, the highly-amusing @VCBrags now has a very entertaining companion account. Here's their latest work and here comes a thread by me! ���� https://twitter.com/...
These youngsters have no idea what *real* VC bragging is. In 2007 I convinced our marketing team to buy a week of drive-time ads on Boston public radio “congratulating” two of our recent IPOs. Step up your game kids. @VCBrags
@VCBrags So how to avoid being lampooned? It's easy: just be straightforward, and self-aware. Avoid all the forms of misdirection in @founderbrags's thread, and maybe even acknowledge you're bragging. The ultimate self-awareness move? Self-report your tweet to @VCbrags or @founde…
So we have parody accounts for founders and VCs like @VCBrags, but when are we going to get an “under 400 followers and continues to post on twitter even though no one ever responds” parody account? I feel like I deserve representation.
@VCBrags @founderbrags Final tip: duh, unblock @VCbrags and @founderbrags if you've blocked them. Those “You're blocked” screenshots always make the blocker appear super-insecure.
“VCs craft their thoughts here on Twitter as if they are some deep philosopher when in reality it is just some dude in a Patagonia vest and Allbirds that got rich investing in some boring cloud computing software.” @VCBrags talks to @Siftedeu https://sifted.eu/...
Reading this hilarious @bizcarson story reminds me: did we ever figure out who was behind the “Jesus Christ Silicon Valley” blog? @jesus94306 hasn't published since 2013 but I'm still *dying* to know. My DM's are open, ya'll ... https://jesuschristsiliconvalley- blog.tumblr.com/ …
I've reached the level of success required to comment on Twitter parody accts! Hopefully someday I'll be able to comment on trends or whatever experienced VCs get asked about.🤣 “A parody Twitter account hits a nerve with Silicon Valley VCs” by @bizcarson https://www.protocol.com/…
A parody Twitter account is getting under the skin of some Silicon Valley venture capitalists by quoting their words back to them verbatim. https://www.protocol.com/...
Nice, the highly-amusing @VCBrags now has a very entertaining companion account. Here's their latest work and here comes a thread by me! ���� https://twitter.com/...