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Lemkin: Faking affiliate attribution is standard practice across startups
“Doing basically what everyone in your industry does, doing scammy affiliate marketing when it's basically part of your thing. I mean, startups cut corners, right? It's not, this isn't Delvesque, but everyone cuts a corner. When everyone in your industry is sli…”
Jason Lemkin Jul 16, 2026 ▶ 55:59 Zuckerberg Back on X Challenging Codex & Claude Code | SK Hynix’s $26BN IPO · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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Mark Mullen Turned Down Investing in Honey Twice
“I met Sean Radd from Tinder, and I met the guys from Honey. And I turned down honey twice.”
Mark Mullen Jun 24, 2021 ▶ 8:34 20VC: Optimising Investment Decision-Making in Compressed Fundraising Timelines & A Deep Dive on Portfolio Construction, Price Sensitivity and The Importance of Ownership with Mark Mullen, Co-Founder @ Bonfire Ventures
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Rizvi met Honey co-founder George Ruan through a cold lawyer introduction
“So a couple of years ago, got an introduction through actually a lawyer just out of the blue, got an intro to a founder that was going to be in town from Los Angeles and a little bit of a primer on the company. And I was intrigued. So I responded and ultimatel…”
Shabih "Shabby" Rizvi Sep 10, 2018 ▶ 18:50 20VC: The Biggest Lessons From Working Alongside John Doerr, How To Optimize The Speed of Investment Decision-Making & Why Saying No Graciously Is The Most Important Thing with Shabih Rizvi, Founding Partner @ Gradient Ventures
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