Comments on: Entrepreneur interviews you must listen to http://mixergy.com/entrepreneur-interviews/ Events and Interviews for Web Visionaries. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:46:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Yinglan Tan http://mixergy.com/entrepreneur-interviews/comment-page-1/#comment-8410 Yinglan Tan Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:29:02 +0000 http://mixergy.com/?p=1815#comment-8410 The role of the venture capitalist is to partner the entrepreneur in the journey. Despite frequent misconceptions that make it seem more hostile. The start-up ecosystem has been termed a zoo (or in certain geographies, a jungle) where vulture capitalists pounce on innocent entrepreneurs as their hapless prey. By and large, however, a star VC can provide the missing expertise a start-up needs for winning the marathon. The best VCs don't just hand over cash; they help the companies in their portfolio plan and pace themselves like marathon runners, and they also help the companies make sound decisions and build teamwork, and they tap their own networks to strengthen each entrepreneur's team.<br><br>Tan Yinglan<br><br>The Way Of The VC - Top Venture Capitalists On Your Board (Amazon: <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/wayofthevc" rel="nofollow">http://www.tinyurl.com/wayofthevc</a>)<br>Blog: <a href="http://www.wayofthevc.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.wayofthevc.com</a> The role of the venture capitalist is to partner the entrepreneur in the journey. Despite frequent misconceptions that make it seem more hostile. The start-up ecosystem has been termed a zoo (or in certain geographies, a jungle) where vulture capitalists pounce on innocent entrepreneurs as their hapless prey. By and large, however, a star VC can provide the missing expertise a start-up needs for winning the marathon. The best VCs don't just hand over cash; they help the companies in their portfolio plan and pace themselves like marathon runners, and they also help the companies make sound decisions and build teamwork, and they tap their own networks to strengthen each entrepreneur's team.

Tan Yinglan

The Way Of The VC – Top Venture Capitalists On Your Board (Amazon: http://www.tinyurl.com/wayofthevc)
Blog: http://www.wayofthevc.com

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