This answer originally appeared on Quora as an answer to the question, "What is the best way to deal with a VC who became very 'annoying' after investing and taking a board seat, and adds more problems than solutions for a startup?"
Examples of this annoying behavior include "disagrees with the founders on everything without offering alternatives....Always changes his mind, never offers valid alternatives or relevant insights, doesn't understand the market, seems to just want to create issues instead of helping."
The answer is reprinted here with the permission of its author, Jason Lemkin.
Well, first, sorry it's too late. You chose poorly — if you had choices. If you didn't have choices, then, it's just a shotgun marriage you have to live with.
Having said that, this "shoot from the hip" and "add excessive unsolicited advice" is relatively common in certain VCs.
