After reading Mark's blogs, following him for several years on Twitter and corresponding about different topics, we got in touch as I was raising a series A. He was super kind and approachable. He passed on our round, I didn't think much of it at the time, even though the feedback he gave wasn't based on anything new he learned during the meeting, and could have probably been given regardless to the meeting based on just looking at our website... What kind of put me off, is that he asked to keep in touch for the next round, and when I reached out again a year later he politely passed, seeming to forget the reason he passed the previous time and stating "it's not for him". I have several thoughts of what could have been the "real" reason for rejection, but I try to not judge and give people the benefit of the doubt. One thing I'd add if Mark reads this, if entrepreneurs are smart enough to reach different levels in the startup life cycle, don't BS them with fluffy rejections. They can tell right through them...

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