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

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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 other quote from the article is this: “The other thing they say is that they can’t tell on Demo Day which are the good start-ups.

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The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC

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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. So I stand by my well-read Quora post of why I don’t attend demo days. It’s a Demo Day thing.

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Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator

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.” For startups entering program they receive investment capital, access to coworking space at Disney’s creative campus and mentor support and guidance from top Disney executives, entrepreneurs, investors and other notable business leaders from the entertainment and technology communities, and have a Demo Day at the campus.

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

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Trust doesn’t come from one 45-minute Powerpoint pitch or 30-minute demo. It’s your job to find a continued way to stay on the radar screen of the VC. This is a demo + a high-level deck. One of the best sales coaches I ever worked with used to talk to me about “testing prospects.” Create scarcity.

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