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©2009, Jason Mendelson.  All Stupidity contained within is his own and not that of Foundry Group Jason Mendelson Guest of Silicon Flatirons February 24, 2009 Boulder, Colorado Venture Capital Crash Course - Everything that you wanted to know about VCs, but were afraid to ask
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About Me ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],©2009, Jason Mendelson.  All Stupidity contained within is his own and not that of Foundry Group
What Makes VCs Tick ©2009, Jason Mendelson.  All Stupidity contained within is his own and not that of Foundry Group Fund Raising Cash Equity Returns Investors Venture Capitalists Firms ( aka  Start-Ups; Portfolio Companies) Who Do VCs Answer to?
What Makes VCs Tick ©2009, Jason Mendelson.  All Stupidity contained within is his own and not that of Foundry Group Besides cash,  What do we do?
What Makes VCs Tick ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],©2009, Jason Mendelson.  All Stupidity contained within is his own and not that of Foundry Group
What Makes VCs Tick ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],©2009, Jason Mendelson.  All Stupidity contained within is his own and not that of Foundry Group
What Makes VCs Tick ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],©2009, Jason Mendelson.  All Stupidity contained within is his own and not that of Foundry Group
What’s Hot ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],©2009, Jason Mendelson.  All Stupidity contained within is his own and not that of Foundry Group
What’s Hot ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],©2009, Jason Mendelson.  All Stupidity contained within is his own and not that of Foundry Group
What’s Not ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],©2009, Jason Mendelson.  All Stupidity contained within is his own and not that of Foundry Group
What VCs Don’t Want To Tell You ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],©2009, Jason Mendelson.  All Stupidity contained within is his own and not that of Foundry Group
Questions and Answers ,[object Object],©2009, Jason Mendelson.  All Stupidity contained within is his own and not that of Foundry Group

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VC Crash Course - Feb 24 2009

  • 1. ©2009, Jason Mendelson. All Stupidity contained within is his own and not that of Foundry Group Jason Mendelson Guest of Silicon Flatirons February 24, 2009 Boulder, Colorado Venture Capital Crash Course - Everything that you wanted to know about VCs, but were afraid to ask
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