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They pretty much say that in this document. > If we don’t know you ourselves, we prefer if someone we trust knows you.
by mchristen 7y ago
They pretty much say that in this document.
> If we don’t know you ourselves, we prefer if someone we trust knows you.
- jkuria 7y agoI believe Marc Andreessen has said the same thing in the past. When he was accused of elitism, he said: "That is my test of whether this person is a true entrepreneur. If they are, they will find a way, by hook or crook, to get to someone who knows me"
- mchristen 7y agoAlso something similar in the manual! > If you don’t know how to find us, figure it out.
- dwoozle 7y agoIt’s a good test for whether when the entrepreneur needs to close a big sale they can get connected to the purchasing decision maker.
- sidlls 7y agoWhat's not elitist about that statement?
- CamperBob2 7y agoI think what he's saying is, if that stops you, you weren't going to get very far anyway. It will obviously be easier to draw Marc's attention from a high socioeconomic stratum, but as a VC it's not in his interest to make it completely impossible for anyone. At least that's the way I read it.