There is one thing that I've learned as I've been in Silicon Valley and tried to work with partners. Everything is a two way relationship and a two way street.

There is one thing that I've learned as I've been in Silicon Valley and tried to work with partners. Everything is a two way relationship and a two way street. If you're smart and you know what you're doing, you can't say "yes" to every opportunity because then you'll most likely miss the right opportunity. This is a great example of a team doing their due diligence and realizing that they weren't ready to get into a long term relationship with a parter that wouldn't be able to help them. Even though the OP didn't make it in, I still think the experience was a success because of the learning. Thanks for sharing this with the rest of us as well.