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Silicon Valley founders publicly call out VCs over rude pitch experiences, sparking online debate

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Lakshmi Varanasi

21d ago· 5 min readenNews

Summary

The article covers a growing trend of Silicon Valley founders publicly sharing negative experiences with venture capitalists on social media, particularly highlighting a clash between Cloudflare founder Matthew Prince and legendary VC Vinod Khosla. It compiles some of the wildest stories from founders about rude, dismissive, or bizarre behavior from investors during pitch meetings, reflecting a shift in power dynamics where founders are increasingly willing to call out VCs publicly.

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bskySilicon Valley founders publicly call out VCs over rude pitch experiences, sparking online debatebusinessinsider.com

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Founders and investors, like Cloudflare founder Matthew Prince (left) and legendary venture capitalist Vinod Khosla (right), faced off online over the weekend.
Tech founders shared online what they said were some of their worst experiences pitching investors.
Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla joined the fray.
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Tech founders shared online what they said were some of their worst experiences pitching investors. Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla joined the fray.

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