Moral of this story: get a commitment from the VC team member you want to be on your board - don't get it shuffled off to someone else on their team who is just

Moral of this story: get a commitment from the VC team member you want to be on your board - don't get it shuffled off to someone else on their team who is just looking to prove what a hardass they are. Or don't give up that board seat, but that's pretty much not viable once you take VC.