So I was using Uber all the time in San Francisco, even though I hated the design. And then I went to the Crunchies awards ceremony and at a post-ceremony event, where I was in a ball gown, I saw the CEO of Uber, Travis Kalanick, sitting at the bar. I was three whiskeys deep at this poi

We often hear stories of founders chasing investors, grinding their way to get introductions, honing their pitches, and hearing hundreds of nos from VCs. Sometimes, though, it’s the other way around. Many startups that later became multibillion-dollar companies were courted by investors.