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This post is trying to have it both ways. Can't complain about "pseudo entrepreneurs" and then immediately solicit pitches. The uncomfortable truth: the funding ecosystem NEEDS these "pseudo founders." VCs rely on a constant stream of pitches to justify their existence. If everyone suddenly got "serious" and only built bootstrapped, profitable businesses, most VCs would be out of jobs.

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