That's nice framing. I believe the goal of American business culture (in general) is to do a much to users as possible, and do as little for users as they can get away with. Silicon Valley is the dumb partner who tends to say the quiet part loud.

but once you have some money (like >5m which is achievable), you can throw it around a bit and you just need a handful of success stories built by someone actually talented.

then you take credit for it and craft a narrative instead, which is easier just like collecting management fees instead of building something yourself.