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Saket Sambhav

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ADJUVA LEGAL® • 2d

🚨 Is the VC Game Rigged? A Social Experiment Exposes the Truth! 🚀 I came across a wild experiment by @bhavye_khetan on X (Twitter) that’s got me thinking. He created a FAKE FOUNDER persona with: Stanford CS background 🎓 Ex-Palantir experience 💼 Mentioned “AI” 3 times 🤖 No product, no pitch, no deck - just a cold email sent to 34 VCs. Guess what? 27 replied, and 4 even asked for a call! 😳 This exposes a harsh reality: VCs often prioritise pedigree and buzzwords over real substance. A 2023 study by the National Bureau of Economic Research backs this up - VCs are 30% more likely to engage with founders from elite schools, even with identical pitches. Meanwhile, a 2024 Crunchbase report shows cold email success rates are usually just 1.7%. The difference? ELITE CREDENTIALS and TRENDY TERMS like "AI" play into VCs' biases. What does this mean for founders without fancy logos on their pitch stuck in a system that rewards privilege over innovation? Let’s discuss! 👇

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