In my experience, most VCs really are people of integrity. As a young entrepreneur struggling to raise money, I used to be a bit more cynical about VC ethics and motivations, but, as I’ve gotten to know more and done the hard work of understanding entrepreneurship from their perspective, I better understand why they make the decisions they make, and I see that they’re rarely acting in bad faith or to intentionally deceive people.

Obviously, there are some exceptions (as there are in every industry), but, as a whole, my experiences have been good.

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I teach entrepreneurship at Duke. Software Engineer. PhD in English. I write about the mistakes entrepreneurs make since I’ve made plenty. More @ aarondinin.com

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Aaron Dinin, PhD

I teach entrepreneurship at Duke. Software Engineer. PhD in English. I write about the mistakes entrepreneurs make since I’ve made plenty. More @ aarondinin.com