Usually I’d say avoid such a person. But it depends. He acts like this yet is still influential in your industry, so it hasn’t been a problem for him so far. I’

Usually I’d say avoid such a person. But it depends. He acts like this yet is still influential in your industry, so it hasn’t been a problem for him so far. I’d be more concerned about giving 5-10% to a guy who’s going to make a few phone calls. Will he let you skip some major sales/funding cycles? Can you get him onboard as an investor for instead? That would solve your PR problem too, it’s more ok to have shitty people as investors.