http://academicvc.com/2008/03/28/raising-capital-part-10/ Stephen Fleming's blog about academia, venture capital, and spaceships Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:09:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://academicvc.com/2008/03/28/raising-capital-part-10/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Blake Perdue Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:04:00 +0000 http://academicvc.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/raising-capital-part-10/#comment-60 One thing I've heard you say before, and which really stuck with me is doing the research on the individual you're meeting with. Sometimes, firms will have their associates act interested, and keep talking with you, not because the firm is really interested in you, but because they want to use you to train their associates. One thing I’ve heard you say before, and which really stuck with me is doing the research on the individual you’re meeting with. Sometimes, firms will have their associates act interested, and keep talking with you, not because the firm is really interested in you, but because they want to use you to train their associates.

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