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Its pathetic .. Do we have any system in place to know how credible is any VC/angel/Conferences

• tptacek 17y ago
  Do you really need one? Just don't ever pay money to pitch.
  • ynniv 17y ago
    Can I upvote you twice? I don't understand why this is such a hot topic. If a VC asks for money to pitch, kindly thank them for their time and walk away. I suspect that people want to protect each other by raising an alarm here... honestly, if you need someone to tell you not to pay to pitch, you have bigger problems.
• NEPatriot 17y ago
  Isn't that what www.thefunded.com is supposed to do?
  • swombat 17y ago
    TheFunded has pretty stupid membership requirements though. If I recall correctly, they require you to submit your business plan as part of the sign-up procedure. I think that's worth boycotting them along with the pay-to-pitch groups.
    • alain94040 17y ago
      Where have you heard such non-sense? The requirement is to provide some kind of proof, in the form of a linkedin profile or the bio page of a startup, that you are indeed the founder of a startup.
      • swombat 17y ago
        Hmm, that's what I remembered when I tried to join about 18 months ago. I've tried again now and it didn't ask for all that detail, so it might have changed, or my memory could be flawed.
    • aristus 17y ago
      It may have changed, but all I needed was a website and a bio.