Q: Is it a bad idea to send a business plan to too many VC firms? I have access to a large list of VCs that invest in my type of company and I was thinking about blasting out a business plan to all them. My thought process is it is a numbers game and […]

Q: How important is having a partner?  As a sole entrepreneur that’s investigating venture capital, is having a partner typically required? What are the justifications to requiring a partner? If I pursue a venture capital firm without a partner or team, is that a show-stopper?  Can I explain that finding a partner is difficult, or […]

Q:  Does having an H1B founder (among other non-H1B founders) inherently prevent a startup from being funded? For example, what if a U.S. citizen creates the company which receives funding, and then applies for the H1B founder to join as a regular employee and then issue a founder-sized portion of the company stock? One possible […]

Q:  I self-financed and run a profitable Internet based start-up with more customers than I can handle. I can take the business to where it needs to be without outside funding. However, it will take much longer to grow organically. I’ve considered working with financiers for guidance and capital. What is the best route to […]

Q:  Can you please clarify the distinction between the roles of a CEO and a COO? I had my own impression of the roles of a CEO, which included managing and motivating the team as a whole and ensuring the execution of day-to-day tasks. However, after speaking with a mentor, who has been a CEO […]

Today’s guest poster is Frank Ronchetti, CFO of a local startup in Boulder. His “ask the vc” question became more of an observation and I thought that I would post in its entirety and then comment below. Frank, you have the floor. Are VCs incompetent or just inconsiderate? Not all venture capitalists mind you, just […]