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How to Get a VC's Attention at an IRL Event

This is going to be BIG.

What Alan recognized was that most IRL forums and networking events are absolutely awful places to pitch and here’s why: 1) When a VC shows up in person, they’re looking to replicate the kind of top of the funnel they would get in an hour or two’s worth of e-mail, and that’s not going to happen if you corral them into a corner for 30 minutes.

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Why Aren’t There More Female Entrepreneurs?

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On my blog I’ve been hesitant to take the topic head on. But last week I noticed a blog post by a woman, Tara Tiger Brown, that asked the question, “ Why Aren’t More Women Commenting on VC Blog Posts? In it she observes that only 3% of the comments on this blog are from women. But then the truth sets in.

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7 Tips for Building a Strong, Vibrant Network

This is going to be BIG.

By the way, I didn't add social media as a tip because, if you're reading this blog, you probably already use it. and if you don't understand the value of Twitter, blogging, etc. Networking is not just handing someone a business card or giving them a pitch. by now, well, I just don't know what to tell you. 1) Be Discerning.

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

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If you read this blog often you'll know that I'm a huge fan of First Round Capital. Infonautics went public in 1996 and Half.com was sold to eBay in 2000. These partners travel to a city and take ten minute pitches from the entrepreneurs. What are the most common mistakes in first pitch? and Half.com.

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The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur – A Cautionary Tale

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TechCrunch ran my article yesterday as a guest post but I wanted to have a copy here for anybody who missed it and for future readers of this blog. We raised a seed round of capital in 1999 and our first venture capital round was the first week of March 2000 (e.g. We had a $40 million round lined up to close in the Autumn of 2000.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. Suddenly we were all creating blogs on Blogger.com, Typepad & WordPress. We started uploading images of ourselves to our blogs. But the masses didn’t want to blog. But less considered is the fact that the success of the Web 2.0

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The 5-Step Blueprint for Finding Your Perfect Co-Founder

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This process has been tested over 100 hours with 30+ potential co-founders — ultimately helping me co-found a project that has grown to 2000+ users in less than five months. With this in mind, I derived a five-step process for finding an ideal co-founder for my next adventure. It will pay huge dividends!

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