Top 10 Venture Capital Lies

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Checked this out over at Valleywag.com

10. We're all on the same side here.
9. A lower Series A valuation is good for you too.
8. We're not funding XXXX companies anymore.
7. I liked it. Really. But we just don't have the bandwidth right now.
6. We don't do deals we can't drive to.
5. Come back when you have a lead investor.
4. Absolutely, we know top people at Google and Yahoo well.
3. Absolutely, we know people at Sequoia and KP well.
2. We love your CEO.
1. I liked it, but I couldn't get it past my asshole partners. [From a presentation by Paul Kedrosky.]

PAUL KEDROSKY: Top 10 VC lies - Valleywag
 


Ha ha I love the comment someone put up in response (the top 10 company lies):

10. We're looking for a partner that brings more than money.
9. We've been told that we were undervalued during our A round.
8. We're only looking at XXXX type VCs
7. We really like your firm but we're not looking for funding at this time.
6. We only want to work with VCs that we can drive to.
5. We've been talking to Sequoia and KP.
4. We've been talking to Google and Yahoo.
3. Did we say that KP is about to invest?
2. We love your team!
1. We liked your terms but we couldn't get it past our board.
 
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