Comments on: A year later, crumbling VSP disintegrates further http://venturebeat.com/2006/06/13/a-year-later-crumbling-vsp-disintegrates-further/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:19:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Lynne Jolitz http://venturebeat.com/2006/06/13/a-year-later-crumbling-vsp-disintegrates-further/comment-page-1/#comment-4490 Lynne Jolitz Wed, 14 Jun 2006 10:48:20 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/?p=1431#comment-4490 Perhaps this is a good reminder to investment that long-term teams that are disclosed (e.g. husband-wife and domestic partners) aren't so bad after all. And to think I got gonged on a business plan by an (admittedly) second-rate SF VC a few years back saying in writing (it was *very* interesting reading) that he would "NEVER" fund a married woman, but wouldn't have minded it if I was having an affair with my co-founder. This bizarre attitude is unfortunately very commonplace. ;-) And that Matt is why nobody will "disclose a few relationships to stay out of some pending trouble". Because then they won't do business with you. Disclosure provides another reason to say "No". Lynne Jolitz Chief Technology Officer CoolClip Network Perhaps this is a good reminder to investment that long-term teams that are disclosed (e.g. husband-wife and domestic partners) aren’t so bad after all.

And to think I got gonged on a business plan by an (admittedly) second-rate SF VC a few years back saying in writing (it was *very* interesting reading) that he would “NEVER” fund a married woman, but wouldn’t have minded it if I was having an affair with my co-founder. This bizarre attitude is unfortunately very commonplace. ;-)

And that Matt is why nobody will “disclose a few relationships to stay out of some pending trouble”. Because then they won’t do business with you. Disclosure provides another reason to say “No”.

Lynne Jolitz
Chief Technology Officer
CoolClip Network

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