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Women in Venture Capital |
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You're Very Welcome! |
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04/23/2001 |
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leave it to a woman to provide a clear and insightful contribution to this otherwise twisted board.
-from a guy who thinks this is exactly why we need more women in industry.
(and imagine you could be sexy to boot)
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I believe in using all the weapons in one's arsenal!wink, wink..
But seriously, it seems to me that the PE/VC sector seems perhaps too testosteronegized(whew!) as in "homogenized" and may be well overdo for some different perspectives and heterogeneity.
Ditto for the racial/ethnic mix. The VC's I work for are owned by
an Indian guy and a Jewish guy. After all, we are working with a GLOBAL economy and the globe is full of many different types of perspectives!
Still and all, nomatter the industry or where it's located, the fundamentals remain the same: a solid, clear, well-written and well-researched business plan; a realistic and executable revenue model; a product or service with a preferably growing market; a talented team of experienced professionals; and an extensive and deep rolodex to tap into for capital, ideas, advice and
strategic partnerships.
May have missed something...but I think I covered the essentials.
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