Middle America
topic on 9 shows · 4 statements across 4 episodes · said 13 times in 12 episodes since 2016
All-In 4 
Capital Allocators 2 
the a16z Podcast 2 
20VC 2 
Acquired 1 
Top Founders 1 
How I Built This 1 
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Sam Lessin: Anthropic engineers in middle America will need security forces
“The anthropic engineers will go to middle America and they're going to need a large security force.”
Giffon: The 'venturification' of Middle America is buying up local businesses
“I mean, right now you're seeing The venturification of middle America and like, as all these venture co's start to buy up, you know, vets and med spas and all these things like venture capital. I'm in like, I'm in the rural Midwest right now. And like, you're …”
Jason Stoffer prefers startups serving Middle America over the top 1%
“I also have a deep affinity for companies that target middle America versus companies that are focused on the one percent.”
Opendoor's value proposition targets Middle America, not San Francisco or New York
“With Opendoor, this is really a middle America play. This is not a play that necessarily resonates in markets where there's a lot of liquidity in residential real estate like San Francisco, Bay Area, and New York, where there also are a lot of VCs.”