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

2. The Software Engineers Paid to Fix Vibe Coded Messes

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

(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