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Prepping for a VC Meeting

• Prepping Yourself

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• Have a specific, clear ask and outcome

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• Visualize that outcome happening (trust me)

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• Have a structure or agenda for the meeting. Follow it by default, but not at all costs.

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• Write down the PIC's (person in charge) interests and likely questions

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• Describe your offer to the VC (market info? insight? experience?)

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• Prepping for the Investor

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• Read LinkedIn Profile -- find commonalities

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• Read AngelList + Mattermark profile or website -- find followed / invested companies and beware competitors(!)

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• Read their latest twitter posts / blogs (bonus points if you have an opinion here)

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• If possible: prime the pump -- get trusted colleagues to lob in a good word about you or your company

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• Give feedback or say hi!

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