Michael Arrington | TechCrunch
"Do you really care if a venture capitalist shows up to your meeting ten minutes late or forgets to offer you a beverage? If a VC goes out of his or her way to be nice to you, is that really a reason to take money from them?"
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Don’t Look For BFFs When Pitching For VC Dollars
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