Venture Capital Advice for Young Entrepreneurs

By Zack on January 14, 2010

Next week we will be sitting down with Jonathan Aberman, who runs the venture capital firm Amplifier Venture Partners (get your questions in!). We will be talking to Jonathan about what VC's look for and how entrepreneurs can get a leg up when trying to fund their company. So, in honor of that, and to get you started with some background for the show, I came across two excellent articles on venture capital.

The first comes from TechCrunch and details the top ten VC blogs from Larry Cheng, the managing partner of Volition Capital. These blogs are (obviously) a great resource to track for advice on venture capital, as well as a good way to keep current on what is happening in that world.

The other article, from ReadWriteWeb, discusses pitching to VC's. This is clearly an important part of the process, and post author Chris Cameron reminds us that it is important to do your homework before the pitch:

Having a basic knowledge of a firm's prior deals is not only good for learning about their habits, it also shows that you came prepared and are responsible to do what it takes to succeed. On another level, taking the time to learn about the people you are asking for money from is just a respectful thing to do and will save time for both parties.

Good stuff. So all you aspiring young collegiate entrepreneurs take note, and make sure you get your questions in for Jonathan Aberman.