Top 10 lies of venture capitalists and investors:
- “I liked your company, but my partners didn't.”
- “We are patient investors who want to help you build a great company.”
- “If you get a lead, we’ll invest too.”
- “There are no companies in our portfolio that conflict with what you’re doing.”
- “Show us some traction, and we’ll invest.”
- “We love to co-invest with other firms.”
- “We’re investing in your team.”
- “We have lots of bandwidth to dedicate to your company.”
- “This is a plain, vanilla term-sheet.”
- “We will get other companies in our portfolio to work with you.”
- "We are actually preparing the second round of investments, you might fit in "
Japp, this was a lie also there are 11 not 10 lies. Anyway when money talks, nobody pays any attention to the grammar...
