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Tenev accepts negative feedback and tries to improve

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2025-10-01

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Tenev accepts negative feedback and tries to improve

Dan Gallagher says Vlad Tenev accepts even negative feedback, thinks about it, and tries to improve—without holding a grudge or avoiding the next meeting.

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Trade Winds: The Rise, Reckoning and Reimagining of Vlad Tenev | Index Ventures

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You could tell him almost anything, even if it’s really negative, and he’ll say, ‘I’ll take that feedback.’ And he’ll think about it and try to improve based on it. He doesn’t hold a grudge. He won’t skip your next meeting. He loves truth-telling. He loves data and information. He really wants to understand your view. It’s part of his scientific process—his first-principles approach to everything.

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