Free Pitch Feedback for Black Founders: Closing the Candor Gap
“feedback that VCs are typically uncomfortable sharing”
What this teaches
The closing post of Chen's June 2020 thread offering Black founders direct, live pitch feedback, the kind VCs are typically uncomfortable giving, naming the candor gap as a concrete fundraising disadvantage.
Why it matters
Documents how vague investor feedback compounds inequity, and one operator's concrete response to it.
Key lessons
- Honest pitch feedback is unevenly distributed
- Vague passes deprive founders of fixable information
This is an editorial summary. The full thread, and the credit, belongs to Siqi Chen.
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