General Catalyst posted VC rage bait and it worked, especially on a16z
Key takeaways
- One of the most entertaining moments in VC this week was a piece of rage-bait marketing from General Catalyst.
- In a now-viral post on X that parodies the old Mac vs.
- The GC character was played by a man with a thick head of dark hair, white kicks and a tendency to stare deeply into the camera.
One of the most entertaining moments in VC this week was a piece of rage-bait marketing from General Catalyst.
In a now-viral post on X that parodies the old Mac vs. PC commercials, the venture firm better known as GC posted a VC vs GC video on Wednesday. The VC was played by a tall actor in a baggy shirt and vest with a distinctly large, bald head — an apparent dig at Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Marc Andreessen. (But the real Andreessen never looks that disheveled).
The GC character was played by a man with a thick head of dark hair, white kicks and a tendency to stare deeply into the camera. He was clearly supposed to represent actor Justin Long s cooler, hipper Mac character from the original commercials, in contrast to John Hodgman s straight-laced square PC persona.