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Why you should never have a data room — the most counter-intuitive fund-raising advice you’ll ever…

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Let me start out with my premise: “Data rooms are where fund-raising processes go to die.” I have to back up and give you more context. I’m going to start with the reasons and then explain how to use your best data to your advantage. I never thought of this until I became the Founder & CEO of my first startup company.

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How Much Information Should you Give VCs for Due Diligence?

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Simply don’t bring them up. He forwarded an annoyed email to my main contact at Salesforce. Follow Up Engagement. I often coach that this period is often when you can engender great confidence from the partner. Don’t mention that you have strategic initiatives that you can’t talk about. You’ll just sound cagey.