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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
Back when I was pitching my previous startup to investors, it had never really dawned on me that they had experienced what I was going through--and that a VC firm was essentially a startup. VCs pitch for money, too. No one ever thinks about VCs having to pitch, who they pitch to, or how it works.
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AUGUST 17, 2009
This is part of my ongoing series “ Pitching a VC “ There’s a great meme developing this morning on the need to simplify funding terms and documents. They eventually took money from non-traditional VC based in the UK. Tags: Pitching VCs Start-up Advice. I have this mentality, too.
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JANUARY 19, 2010
I’m writing this post as part of my series with Advice on Raising Venture Capital but will file it under Sales Tips as well since it applies equally to both scenarios. You’ve found a VC partner or principal who has invited you to the Monday partners’ meeting. This happens often is sales meetings or VC meetings.
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SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
I would never as a VC fund a round and then expect somebody else to pay a higher price right after me. I also would never expect another VC to do that to me. The second way is to pitch them like normal but offer them a discount. The pitch is really simple: “We’re going to be raising $750,000 – $1 million.
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NOVEMBER 20, 2012
I want to make sure that my sixth year as a VC doesn’t just become an automatic continuation of what I’ve done in my first 5 years. This can be your star Chief Architect who loves to code but hates having to handle the admin like testing, documentation, recruiting, etc. Board Meetings. Conferences. Startups Are for Doers.
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JULY 19, 2011
And yes, VC’s, too. You thought it was going to be as easy as just having term sheet transferred to a longer form document. But every freakin’ week there are delays in getting the lawyers to “turn around&# the documents. Negotiate directly with your VC or acquirer with lawyers present in the room.
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JANUARY 21, 2010
Founded it as a California LLC but your potential VC wants a Delaware C-Corp? I recently wrote a post on how to get access to VCs and angels where I outlined why lawyers are such an important tool for VC introductions. Shame about that pesky FAS 157 ruling. When we want to sell or IPO companies they’re there again.
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