Comments on: How to Impress a Venture Capitalist http://www.workingknowledge.com/blog/how-to-impress-a-venture-capitalist/ Accelerating your business success Fri, 03 Mar 2023 03:29:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Andrea Meyer http://www.workingknowledge.com/blog/how-to-impress-a-venture-capitalist/comment-page-1/#comment-1181 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:15:49 +0000 http://workingknowledge.com/blog/?p=72#comment-1181 Excellent advice, Mark, thanks! That approach gives entrepreneurs a way to start building a track record even when they’re just starting out.

]]> By: Mark Solon http://www.workingknowledge.com/blog/how-to-impress-a-venture-capitalist/comment-page-1/#comment-1180 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:27:54 +0000 http://workingknowledge.com/blog/?p=72#comment-1180 Here’s another:

don’t feel that you’ve got to pitch a vc the first time you meet them. i ask entrepreneurs all the time to meet well in advance of needing capital. that way, you can tell me what you’re going to do, what milestones you’re going to hit. THEN, when we do talk financing, you’ve got concrete examples of your ability to execute…

]]> By: Andrea Meyer http://www.workingknowledge.com/blog/how-to-impress-a-venture-capitalist/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:02:46 +0000 http://workingknowledge.com/blog/?p=72#comment-34 Good point, Brett. I?ve noticed that the people most concerned with an NDA seem to be the ones who think that just the idea is enough, rather than its execution. Thank you for sharing your experience!

]]> By: Brett Borders http://www.workingknowledge.com/blog/how-to-impress-a-venture-capitalist/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:44:48 +0000 http://workingknowledge.com/blog/?p=72#comment-28 I totally agree with #3. I hate NDAs. I have never, and I repeat, NEVER… been asked to sign an NDA my a prospective client or partner that didn’t turn out to be a paranoid waste of my time and theirs. It’s always seems to be a bunch of hype over nothing.

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