PSA: Warning to Investors who don't disclose conflicts of interest

PSA: The next investor to try do a fundraising call or ask for materials without disclosing a conflict of interest will be publicly rebuked on the internet on all forums.

That is all.

I've had to start running through a workflow at the beginning of fundraising calls to force VCs to list any companies they've invested-in that might be competitive. It would shock you how many attempt to hide competitive interests.

VCs do fundraising calls half the time for getting landscape information. Do not assume good intent. Ever.

Only the paranoid survive.