How Not to Approach Venture Capital Firms

Don't make these money raising mistakes when seeking venture capital (or angel capital for that matter). They are an instant kiss of death for your efforts at raising money from venture capital or angel investors.


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The Hottest Venture Capitalist on the Planet (pdf)
Interview with Michael Moritz of Sequoia Capital

Ruminations on venture capital, trust networks, and information theory. This is a superb article by a venture capitalist on why you are highly unlikely to raise venture capital if you are not already known and respected by the local VC community.

Get the Inside Scoop on the Venture Capitalists to Avoid
The Funded

Entrepreneurial Death Traps
How to avoid the classic entrepreneurial mistakes
Written by venture capitalist Frederick J. Beste III

The 12 (Almost) Surefire Secrets to Entrepreneurial Success (pdf) Written by venture capitalist Frederick J. Beste III

The Truth About Vulture Capitalists
Written by venture capitalist Frederick J. Beste III

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The Top 422 Venture Capital Firms

Free directory of the Top 422 North American Venture Capital Firms (USA and Canada).



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How Deal-makers Close Investors With Revenue Royalty Certificates


Here's the solution to a common problem in raising money. You have found angel or business investor who likes your deal, but you can't seem to close them. Revenue-based financing using a Revenue Royalty Certificate provides a deal structure that enables you to close them. RRCs eliminate the obstacles that scare off investors. Find out today how to close your investors. Click the above link. 


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Oftentimes first-time capital seekers are impatient and come across this way to investors. Afterwards they don't understand why they were rejected. Make sure that you don't come across like this newbie capital seeker. There's an old saying, he who asks for gold gets advice, while he who asks for advice gets the gold. 


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