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I'll tell you another story about Andy Bechtolsheim: he invested in a competitor of my startup about 10 years ago, would never give us the time of day when we t
by alain94040 17y ago
I'll tell you another story about Andy Bechtolsheim: he invested in a competitor of my startup about 10 years ago, would never give us the time of day when we tried to raise money. We never got to pitch to him, which is unfortunate considering that he was the one angel specialized in our space. Fast forward 5 years, we acquired the company he had invested in.
Who you know (or rather, who knows you) matters. We were out of towners at the time.
- marshallp 17y agoSo true, look at the xooglers getting reaquired by the mothership.
- jimbokun 17y ago"Who you know (or rather, who knows you) matters." Yea, if Andy had known you guys well enough to understand that you would kick the other's company's butt and acquire them, he could have just invested in your company directly and got a better return. :)