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I believe Marc Andreessen has said the same thing in the past. When he was accused of elitism, he said:

"That is my test of whether this person is a true entrepreneur. If they are, they will find a way, by hook or crook, to get to someone who knows me"



It’s a good test for whether when the entrepreneur needs to close a big sale they can get connected to the purchasing decision maker.


What's not elitist about that statement?


I think what he's saying is, if that stops you, you weren't going to get very far anyway.

It will obviously be easier to draw Marc's attention from a high socioeconomic stratum, but as a VC it's not in his interest to make it completely impossible for anyone. At least that's the way I read it.


Also something similar in the manual!

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