>a16z did not give me any bug bounty on this because of the fact i publicly reached out instead of trying to reach out privately. the only reason i did it this way was because:
    >    there was no available contact on their main site
    >    the email i could find engineering@a16z.com bounced my emails

The age-old practice of screwing over security researchers over any possible technicality is still alive and well. Brings tears to my eyes.