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Great question. That 5K will seem cheap when the lawyer you work with starts introducing you to angel investors. The valley is ALL about connections. Everybo
by johnrob 16y ago
Great question. That 5K will seem cheap when the lawyer you work with starts introducing you to angel investors. The valley is ALL about connections. Everybody here is a full time network-er. The job title, such as 'Lawyer', is just something that goes on a business card ;)
- vaksel 16y agochances are that the person doing your incorporation will be some poor paralegal with no connections, or some new lawyer fresh out of law school.
- aristus 16y agoThat is a very, very sad thing to say. I live in the valley as well, and I am not a full-time schmoozer. I suppose that makes me a chump in your book. Once a person's (or systems's) focus shifts to schmoozing instead of the original reason you became a lawyer, programmer, etc, it's probably too late to stop the decline. Some things can only be done with many people. Connections help. But that's quite a different thing from "I am ALL about connections". Wouldn't it be better to be ALL about your customers, or your real passion?
- johnrob 16y agoActually, it's a great thing! Since you hate schmoozing (I do too), this is good news - there are other people out there that will do some of it for you (or, more accurately, give you access to the fruits of years of schmoozing). Every investor/mentor/lawyer you add to your team means more network that you didn't have to schmooze to earn.