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I’m a college student @ an Ivy League school, and I keep hearing about how easy it is to take advantage of the name for VC money. I really don’t get how. Are

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• gnicholas 4y ago
  Tap the alumni network for Angel investors, for starters. Also, just having your university listed on your people slide will help. But you’ll still want warm intros to VCs, since cold outreach from Ivy students won’t necessarily get you past their filters.
• bredren 4y ago
  To clarify, I said it would "ease" getting an initial investor or close a seed round. I didn't say it would be easy. Fundraising is generally hard and much more so if you have never done it before. Despite what some are saying, even for seed capital it is probably not as easy now as it was this time last year. Even if you have advantages over other founders. As for steps, as another commenter mentioned, look inward. Seek out founders affiliated with your school or in your area of interest that have raised seed capital. Cold email them, ask for advice and feedback. If you want it, I'd suggest doing your best to put aside any potential advantage of your affiliation and expect to hustle like you don't. If you land the cash, the network won't help you find product market fit.