General Catalyst posted VC rage bait and it worked, especially on a16z
One of the most entertaining moments in VC this week was a piece of rage-bait marketing from General Catalyst.
In a now-viral post on X that parodies the old Mac vs. PC commercials, the venture firm — better known as GC — posted a “VC vs GC” video on Wednesday. The VC was played by a tall actor in a baggy shirt and vest with a distinctly large, bald head — an apparent dig at Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Marc Andreessen. (But the real Andreessen never looks that disheveled).
The GC character was played by a man with a thick head of dark hair, white kicks and a tendency to stare deeply into the camera. He was clearly supposed to represent actor Justin Long’s cooler, “hipper” Mac character from the original commercials, in contrast to John Hodgman’s straight-laced “square” PC persona.
GC asks VC about his robotic dog.
VC explains “This...
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