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I have noticed a trend on HN whenever Vinod Khosler is mentioned, there seems to be a lot of hostility towards him. Is there any concrete examples of them doing
by nashequilibrium 13y ago
I have noticed a trend on HN whenever Vinod Khosler is mentioned, there seems to be a lot of hostility towards him. Is there any concrete examples of them doing shady stuff? I am just curious.
- guptaneil 13y agoThis trend isn't limited to HN. When talking to people (even lawyers and such who I know do not read HN) that have dealt with Khosla, I have repeatedly heard that he is shady, but I have yet to hear any concrete examples. From everything I read about him on TechCrunch and elsewhere though, he sounds like a great investor to have...
- midas007 13y agoSee the shoreline access issue below. To me, that whole matter signals someone impossible to work with. If he were of decent moral fiber and wisdom, he would have found a workable arrangement that preserves public and personal interests. Going to trial was just even more embarrassing.
- arikrak 13y agoYou can see reviews on thefunded: http://thefunded.com/funds/show/Khosla+Ventures http://thefunded.com/funds/show/Khosla+Ventures
- nashequilibrium 13y agoWow rated 2.8, I was not aware of this website, but these reviews seem really problematic for startups accepting money from them. By accepting this partnership with them, is Paul Graham kind of vouching that these guys are actually good for startups? I wonder if a startup could refuse their money, but then again there are so many startups, it may be hard to take the moral ground.
- arikrak 13y agoI don't think they get nearly as much control through YC as when a startup goes to them for say a Series A, so there's not that much harm they can do.