I worked with 2 VC's, one was an idiot and the other was great. It's like anything else. As for $175/bay area, what he really means is live like you are 'supp

I worked with 2 VC's, one was an idiot and the other was great. It's like anything else. As for $175/bay area, what he really means is live like you are 'supposed' to live if you are a hot CEO -- live in the right neighborhood, send your kids to the right schools, take the right vacations at Tahoe, etc. That may sound silly but it's part of the networking needed to play that game among that crowd.