Comments on: How to Deal with Skeletons in your Closet http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/11/12/how-to-deal-with-skeletons-in-your-closet/ Entrepreneur turned VC Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: How to Deal with Skeletons in your Closet | CloudAve http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/11/12/how-to-deal-with-skeletons-in-your-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-2092 How to Deal with Skeletons in your Closet | CloudAve Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:56:06 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1406#comment-2092 [...] not only lose the deal but you’ll lose a friend and contact (along with your reputation).UPDATE: @BSierakowski wrote to me on Twitter and pointed out that I didn’t really deal with how to begin to reveal your [...] [...] not only lose the deal but you’ll lose a friend and contact (along with your reputation).UPDATE: @BSierakowski wrote to me on Twitter and pointed out that I didn’t really deal with how to begin to reveal your [...]

]]> By: Casey Allen http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/11/12/how-to-deal-with-skeletons-in-your-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-2094 Casey Allen Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:27:23 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1406#comment-2094 "It is important that he/she sees your positive attributes first...Did you hear that he was an entrepreneur?"<br><br>Nice. Love it.<br><br>Truthfully, I avoid the e-word like the plague because chicks assume that I'm independently wealthy. Little do they know. I'd actually pay extra to be able to filter out "daughter of an entrepreneur" on <a href="http://Match.com" rel="nofollow">Match.com</a>. “It is important that he/she sees your positive attributes first…Did you hear that he was an entrepreneur?”

Nice. Love it.

Truthfully, I avoid the e-word like the plague because chicks assume that I'm independently wealthy. Little do they know. I'd actually pay extra to be able to filter out “daughter of an entrepreneur” on Match.com.

]]> By: Casey Allen http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/11/12/how-to-deal-with-skeletons-in-your-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-11611 Casey Allen Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:27:23 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1406#comment-11611 "It is important that he/she sees your positive attributes first...Did you hear that he was an entrepreneur?"<br><br>Nice. Love it.<br><br>Truthfully, I avoid the e-word like the plague because chicks assume that I'm independently wealthy. Little do they know. I'd actually pay extra to be able to filter out "daughter of an entrepreneur" on <a href="http://Match.com" rel="nofollow">Match.com</a>. “It is important that he/she sees your positive attributes first…Did you hear that he was an entrepreneur?”

Nice. Love it.

Truthfully, I avoid the e-word like the plague because chicks assume that I'm independently wealthy. Little do they know. I'd actually pay extra to be able to filter out “daughter of an entrepreneur” on Match.com.

]]> By: Casey Allen http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/11/12/how-to-deal-with-skeletons-in-your-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-2093 Casey Allen Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:27:23 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1406#comment-2093 "It is important that he/she sees your positive attributes first...Did you hear that he was an entrepreneur?"<br><br>Nice. Love it.<br><br>Truthfully, I avoid the e-word like the plague because chicks assume that I'm independently wealthy. Little do they know. I'd actually pay extra to be able to filter out "daughter of an entrepreneur" on <a href="http://Match.com" rel="nofollow">Match.com</a>. “It is important that he/she sees your positive attributes first…Did you hear that he was an entrepreneur?”

Nice. Love it.

Truthfully, I avoid the e-word like the plague because chicks assume that I'm independently wealthy. Little do they know. I'd actually pay extra to be able to filter out “daughter of an entrepreneur” on Match.com.

]]> By: Guy http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/11/12/how-to-deal-with-skeletons-in-your-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-11612 Guy Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:37:06 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1406#comment-11612 Elephants are better than skeletons, no doubt about that...<br>However, the fact of the matter is that VCs need very little to say no. Any reason would do - and they'll just move on to the next deal. There's nothing to be mad about here, its perfectly natural - think of yourself going into a shop to buy T-shit for $10 - even if the shirt is absolutely stunning, if it has one small defect or stain you won't buy it. Now think about a mulio-million dollar deal...<br>Your company needs to be absolutely amazing, or that you need to be absolutely amazing in soliciting capital for a deal to close. Amazing will triumph skeletons to a degree, but very good will not. Elephants are better than skeletons, no doubt about that…
However, the fact of the matter is that VCs need very little to say no. Any reason would do – and they'll just move on to the next deal. There's nothing to be mad about here, its perfectly natural – think of yourself going into a shop to buy T-shit for $10 – even if the shirt is absolutely stunning, if it has one small defect or stain you won't buy it. Now think about a mulio-million dollar deal…
Your company needs to be absolutely amazing, or that you need to be absolutely amazing in soliciting capital for a deal to close. Amazing will triumph skeletons to a degree, but very good will not.

]]> By: Guy http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/11/12/how-to-deal-with-skeletons-in-your-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-2091 Guy Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:37:06 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1406#comment-2091 Elephants are better than skeletons, no doubt about that...<br>However, the fact of the matter is that VCs need very little to say no. Any reason would do - and they'll just move on to the next deal. There's nothing to be mad about here, its perfectly natural - think of yourself going into a shop to buy T-shit for $10 - even if the shirt is absolutely stunning, if it has one small defect or stain you won't buy it. Now think about a mulio-million dollar deal...<br>Your company needs to be absolutely amazing, or that you need to be absolutely amazing in soliciting capital for a deal to close. Amazing will triumph skeletons to a degree, but very good will not. Elephants are better than skeletons, no doubt about that…
However, the fact of the matter is that VCs need very little to say no. Any reason would do – and they'll just move on to the next deal. There's nothing to be mad about here, its perfectly natural – think of yourself going into a shop to buy T-shit for $10 – even if the shirt is absolutely stunning, if it has one small defect or stain you won't buy it. Now think about a mulio-million dollar deal…
Your company needs to be absolutely amazing, or that you need to be absolutely amazing in soliciting capital for a deal to close. Amazing will triumph skeletons to a degree, but very good will not.

]]> By: abirbhattacharyya http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/11/12/how-to-deal-with-skeletons-in-your-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-11622 abirbhattacharyya Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:35:49 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1406#comment-11622 Thanks Mark , keep up the good work on this blog. Finally Brad & Fred have real competition. You guys are tied for #1.<br><br>Best,<br>Abir Thanks Mark , keep up the good work on this blog. Finally Brad & Fred have real competition. You guys are tied for #1.

Best,
Abir

]]> By: abirbhattacharyya http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/11/12/how-to-deal-with-skeletons-in-your-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-2090 abirbhattacharyya Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:35:49 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1406#comment-2090 Thanks Mark , keep up the good work on this blog. Finally Brad & Fred have real competition. You guys are tied for #1.<br><br>Best,<br>Abir Thanks Mark , keep up the good work on this blog. Finally Brad & Fred have real competition. You guys are tied for #1.

Best,
Abir

]]> By: mpstaton http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/11/12/how-to-deal-with-skeletons-in-your-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-11613 mpstaton Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:10:44 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1406#comment-11613 This is a pretty good tactic. Intuitive, but just because it's common sense doesn't mean everyone would do it. I think I accidentally did this. I also just left a few minor things in the schedule of exceptions.... This is a pretty good tactic. Intuitive, but just because it's common sense doesn't mean everyone would do it. I think I accidentally did this. I also just left a few minor things in the schedule of exceptions….

]]> By: mpstaton http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/11/12/how-to-deal-with-skeletons-in-your-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-2089 mpstaton Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:10:44 +0000 http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/?p=1406#comment-2089 This is a pretty good tactic. Intuitive, but just because it's common sense doesn't mean everyone would do it. I think I accidentally did this. I also just left a few minor things in the schedule of exceptions.... This is a pretty good tactic. Intuitive, but just because it's common sense doesn't mean everyone would do it. I think I accidentally did this. I also just left a few minor things in the schedule of exceptions….

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