What this teaches
A sitting VC interrogates his own industry's meritocracy narrative: standard fundraising advice assumes network access and pattern-matching benefits that underrepresented founders don't get, and he discusses what honest advice looks like instead.
Why it matters
An investor conceding, in writing, that the playing field is tilted, and what that means for how founders outside the pattern should operate.
Key lessons
- Standard fundraising advice embeds unstated network assumptions
- Underrepresented founders often need more proof at the same stage; plan for it strategically
Homebrew
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