No. 163: Venture capital just hired a following instead of a fund manager.
Culture Pulse: 72. VC is hiring audiences. The NYT is chasing video. Rocky cancelled a deal over a leaked DM. Trust is the asset now. Distribution follows it. @ThePattern Read the full edition: https://thepattern.media/editions/2026-08-06.html
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