Tell HN: Dealing with VCs, my experience

There are a bunch of steps to dealing with VCs that you should be familiar with before stepping in to the fray. My background in this is that I did several pitches to VCs and have worked for several VCs in the last couple of years, mostly on the technical side but you get to see a good part of the process as perceived by the companies pitching. I also helped one company get seed capital, because I thought they showed great promise. So, the following is from personal experience, which is limited but it may be useful. Some VC's are more forgiving than others when it comes to following proper form, but even if they're forgiving they'll appreciate it if you know your stuff before you apply. Their agendas are almost always quite full and the amount of time they have to spend on you is limited, so you should use it wisely to maximize your chances of success. == before you start pitching == - F

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patent

Status

Rejected

Inventor

jacquesm

Ended

2009

Source

hackernews