Two stories on @vkhosla and why he is a Silicon Valley legend:
In 2019, before entering the market, I was trying to raise our Series A in Europe, thinking it would be easier since that's where we started. After nine months and countless meetings, we were rejected by all the VCs there. We had about three months of runway and no Plan B.
As a Hail Mary, one night, I sent a cold email to Khosla Ventures (out of desperation, really) and, to my surprise, not only did I get a reply, but we also signed a term sheet after just four weeks.
Contrary to all other European VCs, Vinod didn’t care about who we knew, where we studied, or where we came from. The only thing that mattered was the science behind what we built and our ability to discuss our ideas with the best.
And since then, he's been one of our strongest and most insightful investors. For example, I started thinking about Bloom (our fastest-growing solution) after he pushed me to think beyond musculoskeletal pain and expand our addressable market.
And everyone who knows Vinod knows that when he pushes you to think about something, it always implies an intensive live oral exam on why you're not doing it now and what needs to change.
And that's what greatness is all about: true conviction, genius, and the ability to push for change.
theinformation.com/articles/vinod…
In 2019, before entering the market, I was trying to raise our Series A in Europe, thinking it would be easier since that's where we started. After nine months and countless meetings, we were rejected by all the VCs there. We had about three months of runway and no Plan B.
As a Hail Mary, one night, I sent a cold email to Khosla Ventures (out of desperation, really) and, to my surprise, not only did I get a reply, but we also signed a term sheet after just four weeks.
Contrary to all other European VCs, Vinod didn’t care about who we knew, where we studied, or where we came from. The only thing that mattered was the science behind what we built and our ability to discuss our ideas with the best.
And since then, he's been one of our strongest and most insightful investors. For example, I started thinking about Bloom (our fastest-growing solution) after he pushed me to think beyond musculoskeletal pain and expand our addressable market.
And everyone who knows Vinod knows that when he pushes you to think about something, it always implies an intensive live oral exam on why you're not doing it now and what needs to change.
And that's what greatness is all about: true conviction, genius, and the ability to push for change.
theinformation.com/articles/vinod…