Episode #48: VCs are Cockroaches, Engineers Fixing Vibe-Coded Projects, Serial Entrepreneurs Continue to be Favored

This week on The Learning Corner, Mia and Charles explore three compelling venture capital topics: (1) Micah Rosenbloom's comparison of VCs to "cockroaches" and why fund consolidation remains unlikely despite market pressures, (2) the emerging trend of software engineers being paid to fix AI-generated "vibe-coded" projects that need human expertise to become functional, and (3) new Pitchbook data revealing how serial founders maintain a significant 2-3x fundraising advantage over first-time entrepreneurs in today's cautious investment climate.

1. VCs Are Cockroaches

By Micah Rosenbloom at Founder Collective

2. The Software Engineers Paid to Fix Vibe Coded Messes

By Emanuel Maiberg at 404 Media

3. Why Serial Founders Still Have a Fundraising Edge Over First-Timers

By Jacob Robbins at Pitchbook

(0:00) Introduction and Venture industry feedback loop (0:43) LinkedIn post and VC resilience discussion (4:08) Merging and acquiring venture firms and first fund performance (8:02) Article on vibe coding, software engineers, and AI impact (14:09) PitchBook piece on serial founders and competitive dynamics in venture (18:02) Portfolio success and evaluating second time founders (19:43) Strengths and weaknesses of different founder profiles (20:10) Closing remarks and farewell