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I would be very cautious about giving a lot of this requested information (funding details, % ownership, etc) out to some random website...



Most of the information it requests is pretty generic. If you've raised a round and haven't announced it yet, then by all means, don't give it out.

However, for many startups, funding details will be public (and available via crunchbase or startupsearch) -- and generic ownership percentages can be pretty easily inferred. Asking whether investors own <10% or 10-40%, etc, isn't really saying much.

As for the rest of the information (mostly how the team relates to each other, their background, and previous work experience), I can't imagine this would be sensitive either, but if it is, by all means, don't give it out.


It's not random. It's funded by Founders Fund, Peter Thiel, and Max Levchin.


does that lend weight to, or subtract from, his warning?




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