Presented by: Herb Sih

I recently had the privilege to be a VC panelist at the Executive MBA Program at a very fine, local university. Besides being quite impressed with the very high quality of the students (maybe the down economy has forced only the most serious and committed students to enroll), there were a few reminders to me of some of the “unwritten” rules of a venture capital pitch.

While I confess that my experience is primarily through the lens of an entrepreneur’s eyes, given that I have some background (past and current) in the investment community, maybe I can talk “entrepreneur-speak” and bridge this knowledge gap! And while much of this is simple, common sense knowledge (and divulging these “secrets” won’t get me blacklisted with the VC community and force me to go into hiding like Salman Rushdie), some of these are easily forgotten or not fully respected. Read more…