My initial reaction was very positive, but then I checked the site, and I saw that there were only 3 slots of 10 minutes each. That doesn't sound like much. Can't you at least dedicate an hour to this, once? That would be 6 slots.

I hope if it goes well, you'd start having a repeat system. I'm all for every possible way that people can connect with each other, especially beyond email :-)

Btw, if you don't mind. drop me an email vladik dot rikhter at gmail. I've been meaning to connect with you in regards to your current startup. Thanks!

And 'access' isn't the only value from a call like this. I got very lucky and it turns out that Vinny knew a lot about the space I'm in. So he laid out what Menlo thinks are the two big strategic questions. If I have good answers for those, they'll be a lot more interested (and y'know what, so will other VCs). We even had time for me to try out potential answers to the questions, and get some quick calibration whether or not I was on the right path. Hugely hugely valuable.