VC Perspectives From A Former Entrepreneur
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The VC business is a funny one and, in my sixth year at it, I am amazed at how much I am still learning with time. One of the fascinating things about the business is the way VCs process deals, known in the vernacular as "deal flow".
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Read VCs and Deal Flow: Seeing Everything, Doing (Nearly) Nothing (Links)
1) Be self-aware. It's ok to feel as if you are in over your head as an entrepreneur. In fact, it's natural. Don't be afraid to recognize it, admit it, and talk openly about it with your board and management team. Figure out which side of the 80/20 rule you find yourself.
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Fred Wilson wrote a blog last week on VC exits, bemoaning the lack of liquidity paths. I admire Fred tremendously (both as an investor and blogger!) and think It's a great blog, but it only covers a part of the story.
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Closing the fund in the context of the current malaise in the general economy is also a nice endorsement for the early-stage venture capital market - something that should give all of us some hope.
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Then, when you don't get funding, play "blame the VC". Tell all your friends that those risk-averse idiots wouldn't know a good deal if it hit them in the face. And especially the ones in [insert your geography here].
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I had the opportunity to meeet with 100 Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan students over the last few days and was incredibly impressed with their optimism and energy, particularly as it relates to the entrepreneurial opportunities that lie ahead.
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3-5 year Financial plan and model? the CFO should be prepared to walk through; which should include a 10-15 page PowerPoint presentation on the business model, key metrics and assumptions and how those metrics and assumptions impact the financial model
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