There are plenty of “how to” resources for getting your foot in the door with VCs, but they all boil down to one thing: get a warm intro from a “trusted advisor”.
With recent news of the downfall of Fab and the subsequent flurry of commentary…
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Even though by now this is common knowledge, it’s still not common practice. Looking at the LionBird funnel so far this year, over 25% of incoming deal leads came from website submissions and cold-LinkedIn messages. Perhaps this is because, for people whose…
Building on Hunter Walk’s recent post (yet again) on tactical reasons of “Why most VCs won’t intro you to other VCs”, here’s why they would, even when not planning to invest themselves.
In the same vein as Hunter Walk’s recent article about negative signaling by early stage startups that outsource fundraising to bankers, I would find it difficult to invest in a “gun for hire” Founder that pitches multiple startups in…
A common complaint of startup founders is that VCs take forever to do anything. This is especially true when…
