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Myths and facts about venture capitalists.
(From Israel Business Arena)
Byline: Michael Neuvirth
To many startups, a venture capitalists is a legend. He/She can be your company's savior - providing lots of money and lots and lots of value added. In fact, in many cases, the success of your company may be directly proportional to the level of the venture fund that invests in it. The better the fund - the better the chances are that you will succeed.
In spite of this crucial fact, most startups really do not know all that much about the venture firms they approach. They check their web sites and maybe a little bit more. There are a lot of misconceptions - or as a friend of mine says - urban legends about venture capitalists.
Today's Enable will try to demystify the venture capitalist by providing you with 5 myths about venture capitalists. Following that, we provide a few links dealing with the best and the worst venture capitalists around. The results of the worst will really surprise you.
Myths About Venture Capitalists
Myth Number 1 - A Venture Capitalist (VC) is Vulture Capitalist: This is really untrue. A really good VC (the one you want) understands the valuation game and will not try to take more of your company then makes sense in the long run. True VCs know that founders must remain motivated and will try to value the company based on this and other factors. The amateur VC will try to squeeze as much as he/she can out of your valuation-wise, without thinking long term. These are the ones to stay away from. In fact, a warning light should go off if one of the first things asked by the VC is the valuation.
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- How Corporate Venture Capitalists Build Bridges With Venture Capitalists.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 2, 2000 700+ words
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 6, 2000 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Long Island Business News LaFemina, Lorraine February 20, 1995 700+ words
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- Venture capitalists seek Asian IT firms.
- Newspaper article from: New Straits Times Low, I-Mei February 3, 2000 700+ words
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