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NextView Ventures partner David Beisel writes that there are three questions he often asks to

There are plenty of places throughout the blogosphere which talk about the typical VC meeting, delivering both advice and tips. (In that corpus, a while ago I blogged about seven mistakes that entrepreneurs often make during a pitch session.) Along those lines, I think the proverbial 12-slide deck helps provide structure to a conversation where a multitude of information needs to be communicated in a short (often an hour or less) period. There’s a reason that's become "standard."

But after having had the privilege of meeting with hundreds (if not thousands) of entrepreneurs over the past seven years as a VC, I've also stumbled upon three non-standard questions which I very often ask during an initial meeting which help facilitate a discussion beyond just a rote "pitch."

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