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• June 03, 2025

No product, no pitch, just buzzwords: Indian-origin grad claims he tricked VCs with fake startup idea

Bhavye Khetan, a UC Berkeley graduate, ignited a debate about startup funding by creating a fake founder persona. He secured responses from 27 VCs, with four requesting calls, despite having no product or pitch. Khetan's experiment highlights concerns that pedigree and buzzwords may overshadow substance in venture capital evaluations.

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