Saturday, November 17, 2007
Pitching to a VC? Three Ideas To Avoid
Pitching to a VC? Three Ideas To Avoid
Some key inputs from the author's discussion with Josh Kopelman, founder of Half.com (who then sold it to eBay and became a VC). Kopelman mentioned his three things “he’s sick of seeing from startups” in company pitches. They are:
One: Business plans that depend on getting acquired by Google
Two: Revenue models that revolve around advertising from Google AdSense.
Three: Businesses that piggyback on Facebook instead of picking up where Google left off.
Useful advice here...
Full report here
Some key inputs from the author's discussion with Josh Kopelman, founder of Half.com (who then sold it to eBay and became a VC). Kopelman mentioned his three things “he’s sick of seeing from startups” in company pitches. They are:
One: Business plans that depend on getting acquired by Google
Two: Revenue models that revolve around advertising from Google AdSense.
Three: Businesses that piggyback on Facebook instead of picking up where Google left off.
Useful advice here...
Full report here
PermaLink - Pitching to a VC? Three Ideas To Avoid posted by Ecacofonix : 5:23 AM
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