SVP, Strategic Marketing @ Avenue Z | Events, Speakers & Brand Activations | Investor | Advisor
For Artificially Un-Intelligent at SF TechWeek, we asked the 500+ RSVPs an easy question: "what's your worst tech/startup/vc take?" The responses had me rolling. Here are some of the best: 🤣 "I’m not sure how or why the Patagonia Vests became the pinnacle of Silicon Valley fashion, and at this point I’m too afraid to ask." 😂 "Companies should be named after what they do instead of all being called Cryptoxifyreon.ai" 🤣 "I once thought that the best way to evaluate a startup was by the number of ping-pong tables in the office. I figured more tables meant happier employees, which meant better innovation. Turns out, free snacks and trendy office perks don’t magically create unicorns—business models do. Who knew?" 😂 "Founder: "Our team is lean and efficient." Translation: "It’s just me, my co-founder, and a broken Keurig machine." 🤣 "i kinda forgot" (I get it. Founder-mode is rough) 😂 "We need more apps that combine blockchain, AI, and NFTs—ideally for something really groundbreaking, like renting out virtual avocado toast for the metaverse brunch market." 🤣 "Allbirds are really uncomfortable tbh" 😂 "By 2026, all founders will be tiktok content creators, whether we want to or not, doing silly dances to promote our B2B SAAS" 🤣 "marketing tech is hot" 😂 "Honestly, the only thing stopping world-changing innovation is the fact that people aren't working 100-hour weeks. Like, why stop at 10X when you can go 100X? Just automate sleep, fuel up with Soylent and nootropics, and maybe sprinkle in a microdose of LSD for creativity. Productivity is happiness. Plus, if your startup's not burning through VC cash like it's the end of days, are you even innovating?" 🤣 "Zuck's current PR team is better than his current engineering team" 😂 "Venture capitalists invest in startups the same way they approach Burning Man: they throw money into the desert, hope something magical happens, and then act like they're visionaries when they stumble back with sand in their shoes and no ROI." 🤣 "it's all really just vibes" ...isn't it all? 😎 Join us in SF tonight! RSVP here ➡️ https://lu.ma/h8tdnvwl Huge thank you to Avenue Z, Just Go Grind and Neal Patel for putting this awesome event together. 🔥
