Via Business Insider:

Matt Cohler (early LinkedIn, FB and now Partner at Benchmark) called me a “liability” as they let me go that day in the coffee shop on University Avenue.

Why I got Fired from Facebook (a $100 Million dollar lesson) – Noah Kagan’s Okdork.com

Basic lessons we all know. The real lesson comes from the statement: Matt Cohler (early LinkedIn, FB and now Partner at Benchmark) called me a “liability.” Do we have the gumption to be straightforward with people at work? How do we speak the truth in love, that is, for the other person’s benefit?