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Do Venture Capitalist Care About Immigration Laws?

Question: What’s the position of the VC community in general (and yours in particular) with regards to startups with non-resident alien founders having no work permits in the US, but having valid business visas to enter US at any time? Our Take: We can’t speak for the entire VC community on this topic (but would […]

Question: What’s the position of the VC community in general (and yours in particular) with regards to startups with non-resident alien founders having no work permits in the US, but having valid business visas to enter US at any time?

Our Take: We can’t speak for the entire VC community on this topic (but would guess it would be the same as ours), but investing in startup companies is risky enough without the specter of the INS or Homeland Security involved due to questionable immigration situations.

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Do All Venture Capitalists Come From Harvard or Stanford?

Q: I am wondering why is it that the vast majority of all VC partners either come from Harvard or Stanford? A: (Jason)  I’ll tell you as a University of Michigan guy, it certainly seems like a lot of VCs have pedigrees from Harvard or Stanford, but plenty of folks have degrees from other places […]

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How Do Venture Capitalists Spend Their Day?

Question: I’m curious. I understand that VCs have primarily four functions they perform: raising funds, screening and investing in new businesses, managing current portfolio companies and some level of investor relations and internal operations. How do you divide your work day? What percentage of time do you think you dedicate to each area? Maybe I’m […]

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I Was “De-VC’d” What Do I Do Now?

Question: I was deVCeed. My VC just one day said that he does not want to do it anymore and wants me to pay back investment that they made. That’s it? Our Take: Ouch. Something here isn’t right; start up investments are not like banks. We can’t invest in you one day, get tired and […]

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