The internet is the greatest tool for the democratization of information the world has ever seen. And the people who want to control it are scared of that.
I don't want to invest in the future I think VCs want to fund. I want to invest in the future founders actually want to build.
The best founders are slightly obsessive about the problem they're solving in a way that makes normal people uncomfortable. That's the signal.
Make something people love. If people love it, it will grow. If it grows, you can figure out the business model. In that order.
I resigned from Reddit's board so that a Black candidate could fill my seat. It's the least I could do. My wife is Black, my daughter is Black, and I've been educated by so many powerful Black voices.
The things that look weird and niche right now are often the most important things. Reddit looked weird. The open web looked weird. Crypto looked weird. That's the pattern.