The three laws of getting a meeting with a VC: 1) If you don’t know somebody who can provide a referral, don’t even try. 2) Start about four months in advance. 3) Once the meeting is on the books, assume that it will be rescheduled at least twice, and probably again on the day of the meeting.
Venture capital partners, in short, are busy people. Every entrepreneur with a business plan wants to meet with them—and that’s to say nothing of all the meetings they have to attend at their existing portfolio companies. So their calendars are always full, and always shifting.
To read the original article: The VC Will See You Now at the "World's Largest Office Hours" | Xconomy
