Financing = death March

I used to like you, is a self-made entrepreneur. I had countless to VC money, failure than success does not know how many more times, visited all 10 VC,10 a VC say "No" the situation is normal.

Regardless of you self-righteous to to commercial plan book packaging was how wonderful, regardless of you demonstrates do of how impassioned, regardless of you is has courage to venture company bank account Shang that last several week of operating money all Bo has out has, playing swollen faces filled fat to advanced restaurant in please several VC friends large fast Remark a meal, thought they will fucking on you mercy, that you absolute playing wrong Abacus has. Continues to fail, I finally began to understand that sentence in terms of financing, in the West, many people like to finance the play called "Death March", the "death March".

Later, I make money, VC began pursuit of me, and several industry, people are tired, have also been getting lazy, and even transformed, he himself worked as a VC. I see these every day to change me all kinds of entrepreneurs who will recall I was the first time the VC financing situation, it is so difficult, so the twists and turns and so cannot bear the light, it almost make me canot bear to think of the past.

Every entrepreneur is all about a dream. We resolutely give up the job and salary in the company, we sell our own House and car, to the dream went on the road of entrepreneurship. To rent a room for himself are ugly little Office, start the first step in making our dream into a reality, Apple is in this way, Google is such came from, why not, what a great company in the world are not all used to be the first step in their respective?!

Opened of reception Shang, friends were congratulated you became has "boss", cast you to envy of vision, they heart in wanted to which day also to taste Dang boss of ziweier (actually they just wanted to wanted to only, forever is wanted to of people more do of people less, real dare jumped out to own Dang boss of forever is very minority, so entrepreneurs is rare precious animal); course, also some people in King you wine of when, eyes in with does not determine of eyes: this all also was go with look, knows you can last do success does?

Entrepreneurial road is long. Short of fun with the opening party was replaced by day after day of hard work day and night. The month, when you find income barely a month after the payment of rent, wages, no left to yourself has nothing, do you not an exclamation mark? What entrepreneurship, what their boss, is a big wage earners of working for others! At that time, I buzhitiangaodihou, I do not know from one idea (Idea) to the reality, from entrepreneurial courage to along came rolling in wealth between n divide. Thus, in excess of for a long time, dozens of overdrawn credit card, and finally to the young CEO forced me to the edge of the cliff, I dawn woke from a nightmare every day, stay on the bed sheet is a cold sweat drops into a figure.

It was recommended to me a wish, tell me there is a group of special pluck investor, their name is "VC". VC is incredibly generous, VC will spend money like water, approval of your great idea, give you high valuations; VC will get you the NASDAQ Bell on stage, so that you become a millionaire overnight, multi-millionaire, billionaire sth I imagine VC in somewhere, saw them on the head in Aperture, think like God, like the Sun, like thousands of entrepreneurs the salvation of sth VC gate opening discharge, in the endless sea of tribulations and inspiring entrepreneurs who will completely liberated. So, I decided to embark on the road of begging, I'm going to find a VC salvation, with VC revolution, and create New New VC Thing! Ah, great VC, I to sth

I saw the first VC, no, I encountered today do not know what he felt like a VC, is always a "Sorry" as the opening remarks of the people. Business plan and I sent him a message at least 3-5 days, more than 10 days have replied, the beginning is always the same "Sorry"-"Sorry I'm away on business sth", "Sorry I computer sth", "Sorry I was ill sth". Finally I and he about Shang has met opportunities, I from United States Eastern fly to California rent has car went straight to came to Redwood City, in advance about good of a Spain restaurant in full, has 5-6 hours, that VC last playing calls said "Sorry, I has urgent to Hawaii has sth sth" I then believe VC not mortal, cannot with mortal of standard to measure he, I just wanted to "probably God is is busy of 's? ��

Shortly later, I was on the hoodwinked the another VC. People but the promise of this time, I get to their Office, they have been waiting for me, I was led into a promise large conference room, minimalism was only put in a building in the style of a long conference table and the backrest, cool cool. I see two partners, a tall Gaunt, another chunky, like a pair of cartoon brothers. Tall silence silent, short talk. When I CAP into the Conference room, short words surprised me: "Come on in one take off your pants and we will grill you! "(Come get your pants off, we want to BBQ you. ) My God, take off his pants barbecue?! Fried roast beef is entirely Grill--as a verb. Suspect that short man see me face color explains his use of slang, meaning to you "quickly remove packaging honest and accept our relentless questioning" sth

From this moment, I finally found time and time again, I do not know how many went to Menlo Park back, do not know how many VC see, I do not know how many times under the eyes again and again tuoguang his pants. When I'm on the road to beg to VC covered 25,000 miles when I swear someday I'll tell entrepreneurs, brothers: the VC is not God, not at all easy to the VC are begging.

Financing = "death March".



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