What do you guys think about VCs sharing your information with others?

Necessary? Unethical?

I lean to the latter.

Fact of life?

Plied with alcohol, I could provide multiple anecdotes about VCs taking meetings solely to funnel competitive intel to portfolio companies; I did a pitch meeting once where a senior partner for a top tier VC literally ambushed us with a competitor in the room.

More here:

http://thenextweb.org/2008/04/03/keynote-adeo-ressi/

probably good advice, I wish I could only do business with friends that are trust worthy but they aren't rich. This "real world advice"

pg or any of the YC founders want to comment?