The replies to the letter are silly. NOBODY has done a conclusive study showing that "warm" introductions result in a better deal success ratio. Ageism is the s

The replies to the letter are silly. NOBODY has done a conclusive study showing that "warm" introductions result in a better deal success ratio. Ageism is the same thing. Until just 2 weeks ago, nobody had done a study to refute the rampant and overt ageism- of course, now we all know that companies founded by folks in their 40's and 50's have a substantially greater chance of succeeding. So not only is the ageism wrong, it is not remotely "best practices"- something VC's owe their investors. Neither is the "warm" introduction.