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The most charitable explanation I can think of is that this is a relic of old times, and that is changing. I know of founders who have insisted on this being paid by the VC, and successfully gotten so.

But I'd also like to know how standard/non-standard this is.. and why is it even the case in the first place?

Given how Fred Wilson (and others) talk about not liking SAFE, they really should then make it easier to do priced rounds without putting the burden on founders.

Does anyone know how they do this?

I don't believe this is an un-solvable problem. I do think that having closed lists/groups where this can be made public is also an option - like say, Female Founders group. People can also be encouraged to share the experience and the judgement can be made by those reading it.

It is useful data that, unfortunately, too few of us are aware of, and are thus condemned to the same fate.

I am fundraising, and wish I knew which sleazy firms/investors to not waste my time with.

It would atleast give those founders an option - some agency. Atleast they would go in knowing what to expect and make that choice if it works for their situation.

I hope you'd consider naming those firms/partners, for the benefit of others.

I really wish other founders would name and shame more, even if anonymously, but with examples. For most of the female founders who face these, there is no resource to turn to, to know who to avoid.

Any thoughts on all the comments around steep pricing because of needing to add a sort, or test? Sounds like a bait and switch as the rise in cost is quite unexpected for most people?

Hey Ben! Could you speak to using stateless functional components vs PureComponent in terms of performance, especially now that Fiber is close? Which one would you use today?

I was considering them - have you used it yourself? I'd like to know more about your experience with it?

Thanks for the response, we were leaning towards doing something similar. Did you just use LinkedIn & AngelList manually to find investors and connections in your network? Or was there another tool that helps with that as well?

On a separate note, would you have that template for the Google Sheet available by any chance?