David Friedberg on

rejection

2 quotes · October 2025

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  1. Friedberg was rejected by all VCs he approached, including Mike Moritz and John Doerr from Google's board.

    “And Danny's like, I'll introduce you to all the VCs in the Valley. I had met two of them from Google's board meetings, Mike Moritz and John Doors.”

    0:16 · Venture Europe · 9 Oct 2025 · permalink
  2. Friedberg raised exactly $2.2 million from friends and network connections to start WeatherBill after VCs rejected him.

    “I raised, like, $2,200,000 from friends and, like, networking to other people that Danny had introduced me and that my friends introduced me to.”

    9:42 · Venture Europe · 9 Oct 2025 · permalink

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