I think every VC should do pro-bono work just like lawyers. And the more money we make, the more time we should offer up. Every young (or old) start up person should get 30 minutes with a VC where it doesn't count, i.e. no harm/no foul. You bring in your worst PPT, your weirdest ideas of valuation and get 30 minutes of absolute truth that doesn't count. You can then go back, regroup, etc, and take the shot for real.
We'd be giving back to where the money comes from and, at the same time, start growing our next success way way early.
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I like that idea!
Posted by: Gordon Westwater | February 17, 2005 at 04:59