10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)

Dave McClure
Investor at Practical Venture Capital
Oct. 4, 2011••
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)
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10 Tips on How to Pitch a VC (FOWA, London)

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slides for my talk at Future of Web Apps, London, Oct 2011.

Dave McClure
Investor at Practical Venture Capital

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