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The Problem with Talking to VCs

Genuine VC

I had coffee with an entrepreneur friend the other day who is in the early stages of putting a company together, and he recounted how his informal conversations with a venture capitalist had quickly escalated into a full partner pitch in just a few weeks. Make connections to people who will be able to improve your business in some way.

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The Problem with Talking to VCs

Genuine VC

I had coffee with an entrepreneur friend the other day who is in the early stages of putting a company together, and he recounted how his informal conversations with a venture capitalist had quickly escalated into a full partner pitch in just a few weeks. Make connections to people who will be able to improve your business in some way.

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Going Public Circa 2020; Door #3: The SPAC

abovethecrowd.com

Historically they have been a kind of back-door way for a company to go public, and as a result have historically had a sub-standard reputation. In every conversation about IPOs vs Direct Listings these are the only two things that matter, and they are precisely the two things that IPO advocates are embarrassed to discuss.

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