TAG: Meetings
First Time Meeting a VC Firm Advice?
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Posted by Anonymous on 2011-09-01
Tags: Meetings VC Advice
Frequency of Board Meetings
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Posted by Anonymous on 2011-04-06
Tags: Meetings Board
Running an Advisory Board Meeting
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Posted by Anonymous on 2011-03-30
Tags: Meetings Advisory Board
Best Practice Board Meeting Template/Ppt?
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Posted by Anonymous on 2011-03-04
Tags: Presentation Meetings Board
Introducing Startup with Me.Com Matching Entrepreneurial Co Founders
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Posted by Anonymous on 2010-09-17
Tags: Preparation Co-Founder Meetings
Wrong Reasons VC's Take Meetings
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Posted by Anonymous on 2010-09-09
Tags: Pitching Meetings VC
What is the Proper Attire for a Female Entrepreneur Attending Keiretsu Roundtable?
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Posted by Anonymous on 2010-08-21
Tags: Preparation Meetings
Best Attire for the Big Meeting
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Posted by Anonymous on 2010-08-13
Tags: Preparation Meetings
How to Quantify the Value of a Face to Face Meeting with a VC?
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Posted by Anonymous on 2010-08-03
Tags: Venture Business Meetings VC
Inexpensive Web Meeting
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Posted by Anonymous on 2010-06-21
Tags: Operations Meetings Service
Missed Annual Shareholder Meeting Quick Fix Anyone?
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Posted by Anonymous on 2010-05-26
Tags: Operations Meetings Shareholder
Need Input From Founders Who are on the Board and are Not the CEO
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Posted by Anonymous on 2009-05-31
Tags: Operations Board Meetings
Need Some Basics on Running a Board Meeting
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Posted by Anonymous on 2009-05-29
Tags: Operations Meetings Board
Meeting Etiquette?
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Posted by Anonymous on 2009-05-08
Tags: Pitching Meetings
Is This VC Fishing?
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Posted by Anonymous on 2009-05-06
Tags: Pitching Meetings
Chairman Asking for Weekly Sr. Management Meetings...
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Posted by Anonymous on 2009-01-17
Tags: Operations Board Meetings
VC Meetings Need Advice
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Posted by Anonymous on 2008-07-19
Tags: Preparation Meetings
First VC Meetings Dress Code
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Posted by Anonymous on 2008-06-18
Tags: Pitching Meetings
"Why you"?
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Posted by Entrepreneer on 2008-04-14
Tags: Pitching Meetings Strategy
I had the opportunity to sit in on someone else's pitch to a VC recently, and for the first time got a chance to see a pitch meeting from the investor's point of view. It was illuminating. I turned back to the various pitches I had made in the past, and saw them in a new light. When you're embedded in, and heavily personally devoted to an idea for a long time, it's hard to have any perspective. When you're hearing an idea for the first time, you'll probably see some gaping holes immediately. The entrepreneurs who are trying at the idea are willfully blind to these holes, having spent months (or years) justifying their hopes. There is one hole that I perceive is routinely there, and you'd better be ready to answer this question: "Why you""
As an engineer, I have been routinely approached by people with business ideas, who need an engineering lead to get the idea off the ground. They usually also need a designer (product and visual), and maybe a sales person. Which causes me to ask them, "I have my own ideas, and I can go build them. What the hell do I need you for"" In the end, if you cannot write code, write a detailed product spec, draw graphics, draw up contracts, or raise money, what good are you" We could come up with 5 decent ideas a day, so even at a good consulting rate, that's what, $240 per idea" For something to be investable, you need both the idea and the capacity to execute. If you're a dreamer with an idea and nothing built, please don't talk to VCs. You're wasting everyone's time. Go find an angel investor who will help you put together a demonstration of the idea.
Beyond that, even if you bring a team that's capable of executing, you still face a real problem. You aren't the only person working on this idea. Trust me, if you are the only one working on it, the idea is too early. So if there are other people working on it, why are you likely to be one of the winners" Do you have plenty of contacts in the industry" Do you have a deep personal understanding of the problem space" If you're a male 20-something building a Mom's portal, you gotta ask yourself what the hell you're doing. Remember, for every idea a VC invests in, they probably turned down 99 others. What will make you stand out" How will you answer when they ask, "why you""
PRIVATE: Members OnlyManaging an Asshole in the Room
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Posted by Anonymous on 2008-03-07
Tags: Pitching Strategy Meetings
Having VCs Travel to Your Offices: Any Experience?
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Posted by Anonymous on 2007-12-09
Tags: Pitching Meetings
Anatomy of the 5 Page Board Packet
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Posted by Anonymous on 2007-04-05
Tags: Operations Board Meetings
So, I have wavered between "War and Peace" and the one page agenda for Board meetings. I stand somewhere in the middle. In my humble opinion, less is more, and here is what I recommend: (1) Agenda Page, (2) Minutes, (3) Dashboard, (4) Budget vs Actual, and (5) Business Discussion Points. Throw a cap table and financial back-up in a couple appendices (and make sure to update your cumulative dividends). Members, read on...
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