Comments on: 2009 fund raising cheat sheet http://thebln.com/2009/09/2009-fund-raising-cheat-sheet/ For people growing great companies Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:37:05 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Neil MacNamara http://thebln.com/2009/09/2009-fund-raising-cheat-sheet/#comment-2988 Neil MacNamara Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:34:53 +0000 http://thebln.com/?p=1941#comment-2988 Thanks. Too many people focus on the hard stuff like the plan and ignore the important stuff. Business plans are a waste of time. Thanks. Too many people focus on the hard stuff like the plan and ignore the important stuff. Business plans are a waste of time.

]]> By: Richard http://thebln.com/2009/09/2009-fund-raising-cheat-sheet/#comment-2977 Richard Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:46:12 +0000 http://thebln.com/?p=1941#comment-2977 ***** thinking. Advice for fund raising usually focuses on mechanics, the business plan and numbers. These are important but underestimate the human psychology of the process. We don't stop being human when we become investors. We buy people before plans every time. We are far more likely to work with an entrepreneur that we know and have seen grow over time. ***** thinking.

Advice for fund raising usually focuses on mechanics, the business plan and numbers. These are important but underestimate the human psychology of the process. We don’t stop being human when we become investors. We buy people before plans every time.

We are far more likely to work with an entrepreneur that we know and have seen grow over time.

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