Analysis

July 29, 2024

Why making fun of VCs is good for (almost) everyone

A long hard look at the serious subject of VC trolling

Éanna Kelly

3 min read

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Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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