Living and working as I do in the venture capital innovation ecosystem, I spend a lot of time with executives in early stage companies. A big chunk of the CEO’s time, and many of the people who work at the C level, is laser focused on raising money from investors; so it is imperative to make this critical process effective and efficient. Here is a collection of stories about meetings with venture capitalists that can serve as good lessons on what not to do. So here goes:
Research – know the audience! If you get an appointment, find out who will be in the room for sure; but who else could pop in? Often a principal or associate can be the first screen but partners are known to drop in unannounced. I had a client who didn’t plan for this and only brought enough materials for 3 to review; he ended up with 5 in the meeting.
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