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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

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In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. There are now signs the VC market has gathered pace meaning it’s a great time to be fund raising.

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Equal access to capital and entrepreneurship is the final civil rights movement

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I started off with several introductions that one of my friends from college and a former VC made for me to several of his previous colleagues. I began to realize that venture capital is a bit of a social game — and I was about to play it for two years. I was mostly pitching white male VCs. Image Credits: Supplied.

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How to Present at Big Meetings without Going Down a Rat Hole

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You’ve found a VC partner or principal who has invited you to the Monday partners’ meeting. This is true whether your at a sales meeting or at a VC firm. If one vocal person blurts out, “just give us the details, we all know social networking&# don’t assume that person speaks for the entire room.

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