VC from Menlo Ventures taking 3 10-minute calls from anyone this morning

Hi all, Shawn Carolan here, partner at Menlo. I highly recommend talking with associates and analysts at firms, every funding starts with one internal champion and especially when you have a smart energetic guy like vineet get excited about a deal the partners listen! This is a major myth of the VC industry that anyone besides a partner is a waste of time. Most shops are pretty small so every fan counts. Good luck!

Great opportunity. A couple of suggestions, if you haven't done it before: (1) do up a mini-agenda -- yes, even though it's only for 8-10 minutes (2) don't do all the talking yourself (3) try to get his feedback on at least one key point so that you can incorporate it into your next communication to show that you listen and understand.

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I would also like to see someone like Mark Suster do this. I think even 8 minute would be great: 1 minute intro, 4 minute product conversation, 3 minute shut up and listen to the VC.

Should have left a 5 min gap between each call. That way you know he had time to jot some notes - prep for next call - use the bathroom or something, which would at least ensure his attention was on the call.

Nice of him to do it, but usually talking with an associate is a waste of time.