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September 03, 2008

When Raising Money...

When raising money for your startup, there will be times when the person you pitch for an investment will end up giving you advice. Sometimes great advice. And there are times when the person you go to for advice will end up becoming an investor in your company. I’ve experienced both.

Knowing this, when raising money for your startup, you may want to identity specific potential investors and go to them first for their advice and their coaching on the best way to pitch your startup to other investors. And if they end up investing along the way, so be it.


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Thank you very much

Posted by: radyo at October 6, 2008 01:18 PM

Posted by: fasil at September 16, 2008 12:13 AM

دردشة -

Posted by: fasil at September 16, 2008 12:12 AM

Sudha Jamthe said something similar at BarCamp Boston in 2006 - if you ask for money, you get advice. If you ask for advice, you get advice - and money.

Posted by: Christopher S. Penn at September 3, 2008 02:19 PM

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