Keep Going - A Guide to Unlocking Success

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Don't be a jerk: VC edition
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Don't be a jerk: VC edition

Be nice to people. Their only human

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John Biggs
Oct 13, 2023
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A VC from Geek Ventures got a little salty this week with a founder for misusing the word “their.” The VC, Ihar Mahaniok, is apparently a “Belarusian in NYC with passion to help immigrant founders.” In an exchange with a founder, however, he decided to explain his position a little more succinctly. The founder, as shown below, is also an immigrant whose…

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