1/ I've met so many founders in the last 6 mo who confidentially told me their recent war stories with many top-tier VC firms & their treatment. Two sides to every story but holy moley does it make me sad. I hope the GPs understand that we all talk too. Examples...

2/ Firms (an previous investor) playing hard ball & issuing 3x liquidation preference at tough moments.

3/ Pitting founders against each other during a conflict.

4/ GPs undermining the CEO with their executive team.

5/ Flying secretly to a potential acquirer to blow up an M&A deal.