(Community Matters) Words of wisdom from Sand Hill Road:
Sequoia Capital’s Mike Moritz said he’s learned as an investor to listen carefully to entrepreneurs and only look at the facts, casting aside prejudice and opinion. “That stuff will preclude you in making a new investment in a new area that hasn’t hit the radar screen yet or is preposterous to other people,” he said.
John Doerr notes Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers trys to watch its language by eliminating the word “deal” from meetings with entrepreneurs. “If you’re an entrepreneur, do you want to walk into someone’s venture capital shop and be known as a “deal?” he said.
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