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Entrepreneurs Shouldn't Pitch Their Ideas To Venture Capitalists
- evincarofautumn 14y agoShouldn’t these things be obvious? Work hard, be persistent, have a clear vision, treat money carefully, be constructively dissatisfied, and show that you’re trustworthy.
- it 14y agoApparently they are not. The author says lots of people keep trying to keep pitching the idea even after they are asked why their team is a good bet.
- evincarofautumn 14y agoProbably because people are used to having to convince others of their ideas. I guess it’s the difference between “why you should invest in us” and “why you should invest in us”.
- paulsutter 14y agoThe core point of the article is to spend less time pitching the idea and instead focus on how you can execute it. When I read the article, my first thought was "I bet I make that mistake in most of my pitches". It's the sort of thing that is obvious only in retrospect.
- mollylynn 14y agoSometimes intense people need to be reminded of the obvious as the obvious is too often overlooked