The First VC Meeting (Post 1 of Many)

I see a minimum of 3–5 pitches per week and often I see up to 10. I also have raised more…

Getting Access to the Old Boys’ Club (how to approach a VC)

Many VC websites have a tab that will tell you that you can submit your business plans to enquiries@vc_company.com or some similar generic email address. But does it really work?

The First VC Meeting (Post 2 of Many)

I am doing a series of posts about the first VC pitch. If you haven’t already read Post 1 please start here.

So now you’ve told me your bio and how it’s relevant to what you’re now doing. Now it’s time to start on your PowerPoint deck. I…

Sorry Guys — It’s the Size of the Wave, Not the Motion of the Ocean

Part 6 in my VC pitch series:

If you haven’t read any previous posts in this series consider starting here at the start but it isn’t really required to get the gist of the post. If you…

Pitching a VC — Dealing with Competition

This is a post in the ongoing series about how to pitch a VC. If you want to to see an overview / table of contents of the series go here and if you just want to see what the first slide in the pitch deck should be go here.

Doing a Demo (VC pitch or otherwise) — Part 5 in VC Series

I’ve been writing up a series on my views of the best way to handle the first VC meeting. To recap, at this stage in your first VC meeting you have covered your bio, done the 50k foot overview of what your company does, defined…

The First VC Meeting (Post 3 of Many)

If you haven’t read any previous posts in this series consider starting here at the start. It is sequential. If you want to go to the post immediately prior to this one it is here.

The First VC Meeting (Post 4 of Many)

If you haven’t read any previous posts in this series consider starting here at the start. It is sequential. If you want to go to the post immediately prior to this one it is here.

How to Nail the Elevator Pitch

This is part of my ongoing series on Startup Advice.

This was one of the first posts I wrote last year when I started BSOTT. Since I published it before having a large following and since it’s such and important topic to me I thought I send it out…

I emailed a VC and never heard back

I was reading Brad Feld’s blog tonight about how he likes to try and tell people “no” within 60…