VCs to Avoid
Ooh – this one is great. Larry Chiang has a post up on FoundRead titled 9 VCs You’re Gonna Want to Avoid. You’ll be laughing hard by the time he gets to #12 and the bonus round.
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Topic: Venture Capital
Mid-Atlantic Venture Capital Funds
Q: Is there a list or could you recommend some mid-Atlantic angel investors/funds? A: (Brad) The Mid-Atlantic Venture Association has a good list.
What Is The One Common Element You’ve Seen In Successful VC’s?
Here’s a question from the dustbin as I try to clear out my backlog of old, neglected questions. Q: What is the one common element you’ve seen in successful VC’s? A: (Brad) This is an easy one. Before the snarky ones in the crowd answer “nothing”, I’d suggest that its “optimism.” I have yet to meet […]
Why Are Venture Capitalists So Hard To Deal With?
One of the questions that we get most often is “why are VCs such jerks?” or some sort of derivation thereof. Specifically, people complain about: – VCs not returning calls / being unresponsive – VCs not understanding how good of an investment my company is – VCs stringing along entrepreneurs when they know they aren’t […]
How Will the New Tax Laws on Carry Affect Venture Capitalists?
Q: What’s going on with the changing tax situation on the “carry” relating to VC funds? Is it finalized? And how will this affect the VC market, if at all? A: (Jason). Sandy Levin (from the great state of Michigan) introduced a bill recently to tax carried interests (“carry” or profit) as ordinary income, versus […]
Can You Conduct A Confidential Venture Capital Job Search?
Q: I am part of the founding management team of a start-up. We are backed by a few well known VC’s. While I think the prospects of the company are good, I am entertaining the thought of moving into venture capital. I have a number of contacts in the venture capital community from grad school […]
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