ClaimsVinod Khosla

“I remember calling him in 2007 and asking if he’d speak to our founders.”

Vinod Khosla, writing a letter reply 9 April 2024 Letters to a Young Founder: Vinod Khosla (The Generalist) archived copy

Factual Their own work or organisation

In 2007 Khosla called Andy Grove and asked him to speak to Khosla Ventures' founders.

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Reasoning

Private phone call; only Khosla's account, though Grove's talk may be documented.

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Vinod Khosla, “In 2007 Khosla called Andy Grove and asked him to speak to Khosla Ventures' founders.” (said 9 April 2024). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_5ed587d13701, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_5ed587d13701

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