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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

Another called Parker Harris, the co-founder and CTO. I had planned a balance of large companies and SMB/divisional sales but have changed my thinking. Reasons: cost of sales executives, long sales cycles, deep functional requirements. There is really no other place in the world like Silicon Valley.

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7 tips for cold-emailing investors

Hippoland

Today, most investors would still prefer warm introductions, but this is starting to change, because: Investors now realize that great deals can also be found outside of typical Silicon Valley networks There are many more VCs now beyond the traditional firms; these VCs are hungry and are going to out-hustle traditional investors Many warm intros are (..)

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