The more you understand about your VCs the better decision you can make. Obviously there are diminishing returns on how much time you spent analyzing versus executing, but my experience as both an entrepreneur and now an investor is taking a few minutes to apply this practical guide below is absolutely worth it. 1) Naming — At the start of the modern VC industry in the 1950s, there were no VC-specific conventions around naming a firm. Many of the older VC firms pay homage to their founder partners (e.g., Kleiner Perkins) or to ideas around innovation (e.g., New Enterprise Associates)…....
Ventures What? A Practical Guide For Entrepreneurs On What A VC’s Naming, Connections And Legal Framework Say
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