via Micah Baldwin: (A Medium Blog)
Givers, by definition, are looking to add value to the user; whereas Takers are looking to extract value from the user.
In Silicon Valley terms, this is the difference between innovating and building for returns.
As returns became outsized, more and more investment dollars entered the space. Founders that were looking to build truly innovation “ding the universe” type companies were getting pushed out by people worrying about the exit before even starting.
The givers (innovators) are getting replaced by the takers ($$$) and it’s strangling Silicon Valley.
Capitalism Rules Everything Around Me. There are some dreamers left innovating. It’s unfair to say the Valley is the only place technological innovation can take place. The Internet has allowed us to innovate anywhere in the world. In most cases, you need money to innovate and that’s the kicker.