History is full of precedents where a certain kind of deal routinely has the parties trying to screw each other, and then gradually this kind of deal becomes ba

History is full of precedents where a certain kind of deal routinely has the parties trying to screw each other, and then gradually this kind of deal becomes based on trust, and everyone is better off. Attitudes like yours get in the way of this process. If you're a founder and a VC screwed you, you may have made a mistake, but you're not "stupid" and you should warn others and not be overly embarrassed about the whole thing.