Entrepreneurs, angels and VCs all doling out secrets they've learned from the trenches. This lightning round robin of tips will include bite size tid-bits of insider techniques, strategies and ideas on what entrepreneurs need to prepare when courting VCs.
Questions Answered:
-1- What are 9 things entrepreneurs do that kill their business
-2- What don't they teach you at Stanford Business School
-3- Who are 9 VCs you don't wanna meet
-4- How do you close for a VC meeting via voicemail
-5- What are bootstrapping tips to get yourself to profitability?
-6- What are 7 signs that your business model needs to change?
-7- What are 10 things the movie Iron Man teaches about being a tech founder?
-8- How do you take immediate steps as a moonlighting pre-entrepreneur after SXSW?
-9- How do you learn to love the word "no"
-10- how do you work a conference for VC leads? and how do you work a twitter party for a mentor?
Panelists:
Larry Chiang, moderator (Duck9.com), Rob Hayes (First Round Capital), Kenny Howery (Founders Fund), Scott Rafer (Lookery), Sharon Wienbar (Scale Venture Partners)