General Catalyst posted VC rage bait and it worked, especially on a16z

My own takeaway is that GC wanted to show an a16z-type character kicking a dog, without anyone actually kicking an actual dog because that would be a major problem.

Many of the comments on the video seemed to find the video, and the choice to post it, cringe. Plenty liked and loved it, too.

Compulsive X user Andreessen himself couldn’t resist responding, many, many times. He said it made GC look “smarmy,” and said “Stay tuned for our upcoming ad campaign, ‘We’re the VC who doesn’t sneer at your idea.'” He kept going from there. My personal favorite was: “The thing they got right is the relative heights.”

As others noted, you know you’ve hit the right rage bait when the target takes it.

There were plenty of a16z partners and staffers who came to Andreessen’s defense, too. So much so that their reactions drew lots of comments. My personal favorite in this category was from VSC Ventures VC Jay Kapoor: “GC vs. A16Z beef is like Kendrick vs. Drake for people who know what a 409A valuation is.”

GC vs. A16Z beef is like Kendrick vs. Drake for people who know what a 409A valuation is https://t.co/MxLXIAVlHx

— Jay Kapoor (@JayKapoorNYC) May 14, 2026

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