Opinion

December 22, 2021

VC's unwritten rules are keeping founders in the dark. It's time to call them out

Unwritten rules in venture capital are used to exclude founders who aren't in the know. This has to stop.


Alfred Malmros

2 min read

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A few weeks ago, I saw a VC on LinkedIn saying that a pitch sent from a Gmail account and not a bespoke company domain was a clear red flag — in other words, a reason not to invest. 

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