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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

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What price? I’m not saying that lawyers were my screening process – simply that they knew about deals early on and they had voted with their time and pocketbooks so I knew I had a degree of filtering. The only way for a company to be overvalued is if there’s someone willing to pay that price. What stage?

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Why Early-Stage VCs Should Be Careful About Intros from Bankers

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What price? I’m not saying that lawyers were my screening process – simply that they knew about deals early on and they had voted with their time and pocketbooks so I knew I had a degree of filtering. The only way for a company to be overvalued is if there’s someone willing to pay that price. What stage?

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

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So winning means they’re paying the highest price. It’s your job to find a continued way to stay on the radar screen of the VC. One of the best sales coaches I ever worked with used to talk to me about “testing prospects.” I have two articles on the topic: 1. Sure, some people work this way.

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