Venture Capital How to Get and Keep a VC's Attention
Feb 10, 2022
10:37
How to Get and Keep a VC’s Attention
The trickiest part of reaching out to a VC, is keeping them interested. In this episode, we discuss best practices and share a few tips.
Questions Covered in This Episode Include:
- Should I focus my efforts on VC’s in my geographic area, or extend beyond my city/state?
- How accurate are online lists? What are some of the good ones?
- AngelList
- Forbes Midas list
- Crunchbase
- CB Insights
- PitchBook
- Others?
- How do you find a venture capitalist that is a good fit for you?- Size of business (Idea, Pre-Revenue, Etc.)/ Industry?
- What about VC’s that focus on particular industries like Blockchain, Healthcare, or SaaS? Or should we look to a generalist?
- What are your thoughts on professional fundraisers as a source?
- Is it worth my time to network and build relationships with local entrepreneurs to ultimately find a VC?
- What do VC super connectors look like?
- Does the process change if I’m a college student or a new entrepreneur?
- Does attending a bootcamp like NewChip, TechStars, or YCombinator help?
- Would first signing with a syndicate, like Jason Calcanis’, increase my odds?
- How helpful is it to attend events and virtual conferences with investors present?
Locally we have
- Silicon Slopes
- TechBuzz
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