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How early should you connect to a VC? Here's some data.

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How long does it take from first meeting a VC to getting cash in the bank? If all my deals came as intros from trusted connections that I know for years versus at founder pitch events that''s interesting data. If you meet someone at a pitch event, they''ve already got a company and they''re looking to close as quickly as possible.

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This Week in the New York Innovation Community - March 1st, 2010

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If you'd like to receive this events list by e-mail every Monday morning, just sign up here. You know, if I was the kind of guy that pimped out his own firm's newly redesigned website on a weekly community newsletter that goes out to over 1,000 people, I might include a link to the new FirstRound.com. Back to demos.

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How to Not Suck at a Group Presentation

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It’s a shame because the ability to nail these presentations at key conferences can be once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to influence journalists, business partners, potential employees, customers and VCs. This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA. NEVER lead with features.

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When VCs Play Defense

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The frantic pace of technology cycles, the amount of tech news, the blogs, the conferences, the demo days, the announcements, the fundings, the IPOs. It got me thinking about the advice that I often give to new VCs. They want you to attend demo days. I’ll go as long as it’s not on a demo day. Lines, Not Dots.

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Creating an Awesome Conference: Brooklyn Beta

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There was one other VC in the room, Charlie O'Donnell, who makes it a practice to be everywhere something is interesting happening. And I saw a bunch of demos of beta services spliced in between the talks.” I hope next year’s event is the same size, with most of the same folks. That’s kind of the point. It doesn’t need to grow.

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Please Help Me Congratulate Jordan Hudson as @UpfrontVC’s Newest Investment Principal

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What is a principal at a VC firm and how does it work at Upfront Ventures? ” Associates have different functions at different VCs. Portfolio community building. VC firm admin. VC firm policy or fund analysis. Helping be the VC “presence” at key events. Industry reviews. And so forth.

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Tips on Pitching in Person

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Personally, I find pitch events to be a little bit contrived. However, the innovation community seems to be in love with this format, so you can’t be a VC without watching a bunch of them. Slides are supposed to augment a live presentation, emphasizing, complimenting--driving a particular message home--not be the main event.

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