I'm always conflicted about this because it's like saying the sky is blue.

Stepping outside of the VC startup bubble, we see small self-funded businesses are the norm. It's the neighborhood businesses all around us.

82% of all US business have <10 employees https://forstarters.substack.com/p/for-starters-10-the-three...

99.976% of new businesses don’t raise venture capital. https://forstarters.substack.com/p/for-starters-32-start-wit...