VC’s Don’t Invest in Business Plans

Soft spoken and thoughtful synopsis of what investors are really looking for, rather than simply a business plan:

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Chris Tottman”VCs don’t invest in business plans. Business plans are easy to write.”

That’s NVIDIA founder Jensen Huang’s take.

Here’s what VCs actually invest in: Trust

Your reputation follows you. Your history matters.

Jensen had worked with the founders of Sun, Synopsis, and LSI Logic. 

They’d all succeeded. Built good things.

When he walked into a VC meeting, that reputation walked in with him.

Even with a badly written business plan.

Trust beats PowerPoint. Every time.

Video source: Startup Archive

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