According to Vinod Khosla, the co-founder of Sun Microsystems, startup founders should be treated like children. Khosla believes that if you always say yes to everything they want, it will spoil them and ultimately hinder their growth. On the other hand, exerting complete control over them will stifle their ability to be innovative and creative.

Khosla suggests that the ideal approach is to strike a balance by providing support and guidance to help founders become better entrepreneurs. In his view, a good investor's role is to assist founders in their entrepreneurial journey rather than simply imposing strict control over their decisions