Not all founders funded by the same firms are playing by the same rules. Depending on your investor, your stage, and sometimes just your relationship with a single partner, you might be building remotely from Bernal Heights or fielding weekly check-ins about your office headcount. We talked to founders navigating this quietly chaotic landscape.
Aug 26, 2026
In San Francisco, the best pitch deck in the world won't save you if nobody's picking up your calls. We went deep into the city's informal funding networks to figure out how relationships — not resumes — are still the real currency of startup capital.
Jul 11, 2026