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Getting Access to the Old Boys’ Club (how to approach a VC)

Many VC websites have a tab that will tell you that you can submit your business plans to enquiries@vc_company.com or some similar generic email address.  But does it really work?

Can you really send your business plan over the transom and expect to get a positive response?  The short answer is “no” – don’t waste your time.

I know some VCs would take issue with this and somehow I’m sure that there are some success stories with this method but trust me this is worst way to approach a VC.

Why is it a bad idea?  Most VC firms receive
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Angel Investing – Business Exchange

Angel investing has become an increasingly common way to fund a small business in the U.S., as start-up costs continue to drop across various industr
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What do you need to do before you quit your job to form a startup company? : Startup Company Lawyer

There are various things a potential founder of a new startup company needs to do before quitting their job. The article recommends:
** Review all a
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15.975 The Nuts & Bolts of Business Plans – MIT

This has an extensive list of article on nearly all issues startup entrepreneurs should be familiar with — valuation, IP, raising money, dilution, l
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How to Start a Startup

You need three things to create a successful startup: to start with good people, to make something customers actually want, and to spend as little mo
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The Technology Entrepreneur’s Guidebook

This guidebook is not meant to be a comprehensive treatise on entrepreneurship for technology companies. Instead, it is meant to provide only the bas
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Startup Equity For Employees – Payne.org Wiki

The re-heating of the venture funded tech market has pushed a heat up of the hiring market, and I’m getting more calls from friends asking for help
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Key Topics: CES: Stanford GSB

Entrepreneurs approaching venture capitalists must have a business plan; however, it should be short and concise, rather than presenting the business
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Angel Capital Education

Get answers to these questions:
* What is an angel investor?
* What are angel groups?
* How do I find an angel group?
* What is
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Ten Tips on Finding Funding, Barry Moltz

Despite the current economic downturn that seems to be lasting longer than expected, angel funding and venture capital dollars are still available to
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