In the words of Pitbull, “Ask for money, get advice. Ask for advice, get money twice.” When you’re shopping for a VC, you might want to take Pitbull at least a little seriously, because he seems to know what he’s talking about. If you think VCs are just a source of money, you’re sorely mistaken.
Entrepreneurs looking only for money might get just that — and nothing else. Most startup founders fail to recognize that the best venture capitalists offer so much more.
