| It is amazing the amount of advice that is given to | | | | and someone needs to teach them how to approach |
| entrepreneurs on how to approach venture | | | | Real Entrepreneurs. The first thing a venture capitalist |
| capitalists. In fact, some venture capitalists actually | | | | needs to understand is the real entrepreneurs are |
| put out booklets, and do seminars to teach people | | | | quite busy, and they don't have time for bull, and |
| how to approach them, because supposedly they are | | | | they could really care less what kind of loafers you |
| so busy they don't have time to talk to anyone until | | | | are wearing, or your Italian suit. |
| they have the next iPhone invention patent sitting in | | | | A real entrepreneur, one which has built his own |
| their hip pocket. | | | | company would just as soon rip the Italian suit apart |
| Sometimes, I laugh at how the venture capitalists | | | | and use it for strips of toilet paper. VC do not |
| have proclaimed themselves God, and how the | | | | impress entrepreneurs, and many entrepreneurs see |
| entrepreneurs, the great people who built this nation | | | | them as lesser than even attorneys. Perhaps, |
| are somehow second rate and beholden to their | | | | someday a group of entrepreneurs, if they can ever |
| whims. The reality is, if you are a great entrepreneur, | | | | find the time, need to get together and put out a |
| venture funding capitalists will contact you. | | | | small booklet, which can be given to venture funding |
| However over the last 27 years in business I've been | | | | capitalists to explain how to approach the top |
| contacted by a number of venture funding capitalists, | | | | entrepreneurs of our time. Please consider all this. |