"1. Offers to make partnership introductions that are a waste of time." This happens over and over and over again. It's compounded by the fact that both of the

"1. Offers to make partnership introductions that are a waste of time." This happens over and over and over again. It's compounded by the fact that both of the introduced parties feel some amount of obligation to report the introduction as "super helpful" - and so this perpetuates. Some VCs are much better about receiving honest feedback about the usefulness of these intros (they are, after all people). It's best to set the tone up front a quickly. If the intro wasn't helpful, say so and don't let them waste more of your time. It seems to work well if you come to an agreement ahead of time that you would like to pre-evaluate any intros before they happen. And don't let them start suggesting a bunch of intros at the end of a board meeting - you've probably got a million other things going on in your head at that time.