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Getting an introduction to a VC requires a relatively small amount of networking. You show up at any one of the tech networking events that are constantly being
by Aloisius 14y ago
Getting an introduction to a VC requires a relatively small amount of networking. You show up at any one of the tech networking events that are constantly being hosted and cultivate a relationship with someone who can connect you. Once you meet with one, most VCs will be happy to make more introductions.
It is the same kind of networking you'll probably need to find a good team, get early customers and generally be successful in most startups.
I'm sorry you think it is stupid. The rest of us who are not natural networkers (even those of us who grew up here) just buckled down and learned how to do it.
- michaelochurch 14y agoI'm sorry you think it is stupid. That's not what I was trying to say. I think that for people like us, it's not a major barrier. We can "buckle down" and meet people. I'm just irked by the implicit assumption that others who don't have the resources or knowledge are somehow inferior. It's the "everyone should be exactly like me" attitude of the unknowing privileged that makes VC-istan so irritating.
- antgoldbloom 14y agoWell said. In order to get something off the ground, you've got to be both a hacker and a hustler.