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13 pointsjbhelms14y ago5 comments

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Any other opinions?

In the comments, Brad Feld of Foundry Group said he prefers it to be last. Mark stated that this is a point of disagreement between them.

I don't see what the advantage is for someone to put up front that they went to some vc's rival school or something equally prejudicial.

kitcar14y ago

If you're pitching to a VC who refuses to work with Harvard grads because he/she went to Yale, you're probably pitching the wrong VC...

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Any other opinions?

jbhelmsOP14y ago

In the comments, Brad Feld of Foundry Group said he prefers it to be last. Mark stated that this is a point of disagreement between them.

I don't see what the advantage is for someone to put up front that they went to some vc's rival school or something equally prejudicial.

kitcar14y ago

If you're pitching to a VC who refuses to work with Harvard grads because he/she went to Yale, you're probably pitching the wrong VC...

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