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I don't have much to add, but pg clearly made a mistake by not cc'ing Google Ventures on the original email. GV got sucker punched by the press because of that

I don't have much to add, but pg clearly made a mistake by not cc'ing Google Ventures on the original email. GV got sucker punched by the press because of that mistake and now the drama is playing out publicly. If pg had the foresight to cc Google Ventures, then he likely would have edited out the 'm.o.' in the original email. That being said, what is more interesting is that pg will now have to be more reserved about communicating with his people. That is sad, because honest and unfiltered communication is a hallmark of startups. Has YC grown too big for unfiltered communication?

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irahul 14y ago
> I don't have much to add, but pg clearly made a mistake by not cc'ing Google Ventures on the original email. Why would he do that? He is advising the startups which has sought his/firm's mentorship that taking gv's investment will irk existing investors and will make people think you are deep down in the drains as you are devaluing yourself. This wasn't a negotiation with GV. > If pg had the foresight to cc Google Ventures, I don't see how gv would have appreciated this foresight. GV is in talks with X, pg comes in and asks X not to take the investment and cc'c GV. GV won't like it and now X which might or might need GV's money is in difficult position. Also, the foresight he should have is mails can be leaked(even those addressed to people he personally knows), and write mails as if they are public.