I had some VCs try and pitch me on joining a few companies as an advisor. When I didn't bite they pivoted to me just making a company. "What idea" I asked. "I'm sure you have some good ones, let us know." They said. "Money is cheap right now, ideas aren't".

I doubt they'd return my call today.

Money was so cheap then, I remember a VC fund which would match ideas to founders and get them to success because of how versatile and multifaceted the VC team was. :D

>"Money is cheap right now, ideas aren't"

Decades of programmers scoffing at the "idea man" with his new app idea and now this...