It's probably to late to learn how to cultivate it if you don't already have it, but VCs love rationally exuberant hypomania. See Bill Nguyen, as an example. ht

It's probably to late to learn how to cultivate it if you don't already have it, but VCs love rationally exuberant hypomania. See Bill Nguyen, as an example. http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/160/bill-nguyen-startups http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/160/bill-nguyen-startups But with the caveat of mathattack's advice to be authentic -- but if authentic you is really excited about how your company is absolutely going to profoundly change the world and eventually IPO, then roll with it.