The vast majority of VCs are downside protecting, not upside seeking. They’re not looking for an outlier, they’re looking for a “consensus outlier” that’s the same “crazy” bet everyone else is making. Then you don’t stand out and get fired in the next downturn when LPs pull their money. Nothing wrong with that except when VCs pretend to be anywhere near as bold or visionary as founders. That’s horseshit. This is a big part of why most of the best VCs are ex founders. They know exactly how…