you don’t need capital. you need belief.

the old playbook:

if you want to be a vc, get into a top firm.

or raise a fund.

if you want to be a founder, launch a startup.

or write a whitepaper.

or send some cold emails.

then hope people believe you’re legit after.

here’s the new one:

write something that hits.

build an audience that cares.

prove you understand the moment.

then capital calls you.

when you aggregate attention first, you own the story. you don’t have to ask permission. you don’t have to wait for intros. you don’t have to beg for a seat at the table. you become the table.

this is how creators become allocators.

how meme lords become market movers.

how founders raise on vibes, because the vibes are real.

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the new game is to aggregate belief before you aggregate capital.

build attention before you build anything else.