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If a VC trashes my idea cause it came from my gmail; thats his loss.

• mikeryan 16y ago
  Um and yours? It seems like you both have something each other wants...
  • jacquesm 16y ago
    That depends. A VC that has arbitrary and non-nonsensical rules on their 'input queue' will probably have arbitrary and nonsensical rules further down the line. They may have something you want (money, network, experience, maybe even a mix) but the price of dealing with them could be too high. Startups that are solid enough to attract funding from one party are possibly strong enough to make their case to a party that sees these things the way they do. If it is 'just' the email policy you could ask them what their motivation is, and if it is good enough then you might be able to get past it, if there is no reason (and what reason could there be?) then you may be better off looking at a VC with a more up-to-date view of the way the internet is organized these days. Gmail is everywhere even in places where it really shouldn't be. Now, to make it a bit more interesting, how would you feel if a VC would disqualify someone mailing from a hotmail or mailinator address?