These are the two businesses you see on social media. It does not mean the middle class doesn't exist. Perhaps they are busy delivering value to their customers to brag about it on social media and/or source their revenue from "building in public"?
I don't see how this is any different than social media itself. You only see the "bootstrapped from zero" or the "industry plants". The middle class of social media however? They are there, they make a decent living, and they still create. They may not be recommended on the front page of feeds, but they still exist and are arguably how the platforms became big in the first place.
I'll be honest and say I hate articles that only talk about raising money or valuations. That's like half of twitter and it's annoying. Startups are more accessible than ever today and can happen organically from like a HN, Reddit, or Twitter post. People find pain in their daily lives, and they create a painkiller. You don't need millions to create a v1.0 to assess product-market fit.
I don't see how this is any different than social media itself. You only see the "bootstrapped from zero" or the "industry plants". The middle class of social media however? They are there, they make a decent living, and they still create. They may not be recommended on the front page of feeds, but they still exist and are arguably how the platforms became big in the first place.
I'll be honest and say I hate articles that only talk about raising money or valuations. That's like half of twitter and it's annoying. Startups are more accessible than ever today and can happen organically from like a HN, Reddit, or Twitter post. People find pain in their daily lives, and they create a painkiller. You don't need millions to create a v1.0 to assess product-market fit.