Polls about #VCCulture

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• Would you have wired money into any of this week's headline rounds on the terms reported, sight unseen?
• If you'd passed on the month's biggest headline round, would you tell people you passed?
• You're at a networking mixer in Berlin, and an aggressive tech bro asks 'what's your startup runway right now?'. Pick yo
• Almuerzo intenso de 'networking' entre founders en un café carísimo de Palermo. Terminan, y ahora el tema es quién levan
• Settle this: you're trapped at a networking event with a tech startup founder who just 'pivoted to AI'. Pick 2 excuses y
• The term sheet hits the founder's inbox. What's the real acceptable time frame from first pitch to signed TS in 2026 for
• Top 5 firms captured 73% of all LP capital this year. If you're not one of them, what's the honest strategy?
• Which of these actually changed how you evaluate a deal this past year?
• Down rounds went from 4% of growth deals in 2021 to 24% now. Sitting across from a founder taking one, what are you actu
• A European fintech round this week was co-led by a famous founder-turned-angel. Would that name change your own terms if
• A well-known founder-turned-angel co-led a fintech round this month. Does a personal brand on the cap table move your ow
• The Carta backlash over cap table data — did it change who you trust with sensitive data, or just how loudly you complai
• August was the most capital-intensive on record, +123% YoY. Which do you actually believe, versus what you'd say publicl
• Fund size creep — stay boutique or grow AUM?
• Two term sheets land on your desk — same round size. Which ego hit do you take?
• LP dinner — DPI is quiet. Which brag do you reach for anyway?
• Portfolio founder sounds burned out on a call. Pick 2 moves you'd actually make.
• Term sheet red flags — pick 3 that make you walk (founder or investor side).
• 11pm email from a founder: «we might miss payroll.» Your honest first move?
• Investors: where do your best deals actually come from? Not the LinkedIn bio answer.
• Breaking into VC without a network — Pick 3 moves that actually work (or you'd tell a friend to try).
• Portfolio founder seems burned out but metrics are flat. Pick all that apply (max 5) — what you'd actually do.
• Co-investor dynamics on a hot deal — Pick 2 honest reactions you've had.
• Be honest: on diligence, where do you actually land between speed and depth?
• Non-AI SaaS founder: 'My round is dead unless I add an AI slide.' Pick 3 honest investor responses.
• Pick 3 VC archetypes that describe how you actually invest (not your LinkedIn bio).
• First pitch red flags — Pick 4 that make you mentally pass before the meeting ends.
• Top VCs on panel: AI frenzy = groupthink boom. Pick 2 reactions you agree with.
• LP dinner small talk: they're asking about DPI, not your next fund story. Pick 2 honest reactions.
• VC analyst job search in 2026 — Pick 3 tactics that separate signal from noise.
• Monday partner meeting — Pick 2 signals that actually get you to push for a second meeting with a founder.
• 11pm email from a portfolio founder: 'We're pivoting hard — can you hop on a call?' What's your first move?
• Warm intro mythology — be honest: what % of your dealflow actually came from a warm intro last year?
• When evaluating a fresh tech startup straight out of Y Combinator, what is the biggest red flag for you?
• Every morning on LinkedIn, someone posts a 10-paragraph essay about a minor inconvenience. Pick 2 of the worst startup f
• Unpopular opinion: The startup scene in Germany is totally obsessed with weird hustle culture right now. What’s the most