> this could imply a greater predisposition to label criticism as “haters” Perhaps. Or the other way of looking at it is that as professional investors/mentors

> this could imply a greater predisposition to label criticism as “haters” Perhaps. Or the other way of looking at it is that as professional investors/mentors of early stage founders, or founders/execs themselves, these people have a greater incentive than just about anyone else to be highly attuned to the difference between valid criticism and "hate", and that their career success will, to at least some extent, be an indicator of how adept they are at this. Anyway, it seems we agree more than we disagree overall. Thanks for your reply.