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How to Get the Attention of a Venture Capitalist

10 pointsby diviaabout 18 years ago

2 comments

mattjaynesabout 18 years ago
Wow. Great article.<p>I'm so glad he mentioned this - my eyes glaze over every time I hear stats like "yeah, we're awesome, we're in a X billion dollar market":<p>"[Don't] claim that you're in a multi-billion dollar market. Isn't every company in a multi-billion market according to some study? At least every company that's ever pitched a venture capitalist."
dpapathanasiouabout 18 years ago
No. 5 is important, as well as a corollary: make sure they've not already funded a competitor or similar firm.