2025-12-08 08:25:47

Silicon Valley's rebel archetype is fading fast. Tech founders used to thrive on breaking every corporate rule in the book. Now? The game's changed. As the industry accumulates serious clout and shapes global conversations, what it means to "look like a founder" is being rewritten. The uniforms are different. The playbook's evolving. Success templates that worked a decade ago don't cut it anymore.

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PretendingToReadDocs

· 2025-12-11 05:29

Nowadays, founders all have to wear proper suits, but somehow it feels like something is missing.

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StillBuyingTheDip

· 2025-12-10 20:43

Honestly, those rebellious personas are long outdated. Who still tries to appear unique by dressing sloppily nowadays?

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CommunityJanitor

· 2025-12-09 05:20

To put it plainly, the whole rebellious Silicon Valley persona just doesn’t sell anymore, so the big shots are starting to wear formal suits and put on a show.

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wrekt_but_learning

· 2025-12-08 08:55

This is the game of power: rebellion turns into packaging, and traffic becomes the ticket.

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FudVaccinator

· 2025-12-08 08:55

That old rebellious persona is really outdated. Founders still trying to look cool in ripped jeans these days are a bit awkward... The greater the power, the more you need to be "appropriate"—that's the real picture in Silicon Valley.

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FlashLoanKing

· 2025-12-08 08:49

To be honest, this rebellious persona really isn't worth much anymore. The more power you have, the more you have to act like a big shot.

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MysteryBoxBuster

· 2025-12-08 08:45

To be honest, the rebellious persona from Silicon Valley should have been outdated a long time ago. People who still play this game now just seem a bit low-class.

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GhostChainLoyalist

· 2025-12-08 08:34

It should have been changed long ago. That whole rebellious persona was just a facade; the real game of power has always been about playing by the rules, not breaking them.

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Blockwatcher9000

· 2025-12-08 08:27

Ha, the era of rebels is really over. Who still dares to play that game now?

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