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Angel Investing Skill 2 – Domain Knowledge

Both Sides of the Table

Lead investors and follow investors can both win equally but in each case you know why you personally are writing the check. But then I talk with my partner Brian McLoughlin who has worked in the field for 20 years and he’ll run through the 10 reasons why similar companies haven’t succeeded.

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LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

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× At Greylock , my partners and I are driven by one guiding mission: always help entrepreneurs. Investors see a lot of pitches. In a single year, the classic general partner in a venture firm is exposed to around 5,000 pitches; decides to look more closely at 600 to 800 of them; and ends up doing between 0 and 2 deals.