There are only a few venture capitalists who elicit the kind of Silicon Valley celebrity status as Vinod Khosla. After stepping off stage from an interview at a startup pitching competition in downtown San Francisco on Friday, Khosla was immediately bombarded by dozens of entrepreneurs elbowing their way to make an introduction (and this reporter, who has been itching to ask him a whole list of questions about Sam Altman).
Khosla granted half a dozen selfies as he made his way to the exit, and answered questions rather politely—with smiles, nods, and pleasantries as he was accosted with an ever-running stream of rapid-fire company explanations and business cards.
