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

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In the financing process, the individual venture partner performs the due diligence on the substance behind a company’s pitch — e.g., the investment thesis, the competition, the people, etc. Put another way, the ideal financing partner is a financing cofounder. You don’t want investors to fixate on claims that appear crazy.