A) That phrase is a classic copout to try and draw attention from the fact that you're generalizing based on your own biased opinions with no evidence.
and
B) It was immediately followed by further reinforcement that you believe your opinion holds in "almost all" situations.
You didn't actually admit that every situation is different, you used oratorical sleight of hand to try and make people agree with your sweeping and unsupported statements favoring the greedy, self-serving worldview of VCs.
Wow, great job at parsing out my intentionally sneaky statement. I appreciate the reference to oratorical sleight of hand, I've never been awarded that honor.
If you can reach that logical summary based on my comment that I trust a hungry founder over a sitting-comfortably founder, then we don't have much to talk about.
BTW, I'm not a fan of the VC crowd -- I'm a fan of the early-stage employee crowd. The one who loses out in this conversation about 99% of the time.
A) That phrase is a classic copout to try and draw attention from the fact that you're generalizing based on your own biased opinions with no evidence.
and
B) It was immediately followed by further reinforcement that you believe your opinion holds in "almost all" situations.
You didn't actually admit that every situation is different, you used oratorical sleight of hand to try and make people agree with your sweeping and unsupported statements favoring the greedy, self-serving worldview of VCs.