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QUESTION: How do you introduce yourself to Venture Capitalists?
TOPIC: Venture Capital
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By Evan Carmichael

- The first option is to approach venture capitalists yourself. This is a very time consuming process and you risk taking your mind and attention away from your business.

- The best way to find a venture capitalist is through an intermediary. They know the important players on the street and what they are looking for and investing in. The venture capitalist relies on recommendations of the people they trust. If the intermediary has established friendly relationships with them, it will boost your chances of getting in.

- Going after a venture capitalist without an intermediary is like going to court and trying to represent yourself instead of having a lawyer.

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- Venture capital and private equity contracting: an international perspective
- Venture capital in Canada: Annual statistics review & directory
- Your guide to raising venture capital for your own business in Canada (2001-2002 ed.)
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- Ms. Jacoline Loewen (Loewen )
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