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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

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What price? I think the issue I have always had with investment bank pitches was best summed up in this article about Y Combinator in which Paul Graham apparently made the following quotes. The only way for a company to be overvalued is if there’s someone willing to pay that price. What kind of deals should I be doing?

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

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What price? I think my mentality to banker pitches was best summed up in this article about Y Combinator in which Paul Graham apparently made the following quotes. The only way for a company to be overvalued is if there’s someone willing to pay that price. We are judging how well you are coached on stage. What stage?

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Improving Sales: The Excuse Departement is Closed

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This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. I’ve started writing up some of those sales & marketing lessons and I plan to continue to build that section out over time. So I did want any rational person who wants to improve does – I hired a coach. Sales people will often blame your pricing.

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