It says right in the very first line of the article: > On June 26, 2008, our friend Michael Seibel introduced us to 7 prominent investors in Silicon Valley. T

It says right in the very first line of the article: > On June 26, 2008, our friend Michael Seibel introduced us to 7 prominent investors in Silicon Valley. Therefore, the answer to your question is: in this particular encounter they talked to 7 VCs, got 5 NOs and 2 no-answer's.