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Time is the Enemy of All Deals

Both Sides of the Table

It quickly became impossible to raise venture capital. Many deals – VC or otherwise – didn’t close. Many deals – VC or otherwise – didn’t close. When Salesforce.com decided to buy my company in December 2006 I dropped everything and focused religiously on closure. VC, sales, biz dev, M&A or otherwise.