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>They never asked for anything, but were always ready to jump in instantly when we needed anything from sales intros to offices in Palo Alto. When we got an off
by navigatesol 8y ago
>They never asked for anything, but were always ready to jump in instantly when we needed anything from sales intros to offices in Palo Alto. When we got an offer from Facebook we founders wanted to accept it. They initially disagreed with us, but once we confirmed our decision they supported us 100% in the negotiation process. That's what I call class.
As an outsider, I'm curious as to how bad the VC situation is in SV that doing your job is called out as exceptional. How common are the "Russ Hanneman's"?
- randall 8y agoRuss Hanneman is a pretty accurate portrayal of a combination of of any average real estate / non domain investor / rich person + the worst parts of someone like Jason Calacanis. Jason has a lot of upside (i used to work with him), but he brings a lot of "swag" which I think Russ Hanneman is based on. The non domain investor is the part where they tell you to work on ridiculous shit but have lots of money so they expect you to listen even though it's a horrible idea.
- rattray 8y agoIt's a good question. The VC situation _outside_ of SV is generally considered much worse as far as I know. Such that characters in the HBO show would be depressingly accurate or even lightened up a bit. There are great investors everywhere, but "a deal with the devil" can be the nature of most VC investments if you're not lucky/careful (disclaimer, 2nd/3rd hand)