Comments on: VCs Are Like Your Mother — Without the Hugs http://gigaom.com/2008/03/11/vcs-are-like-your-mother-without-the-hugs/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:53:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Aman Sehgal http://gigaom.com/2008/03/11/vcs-are-like-your-mother-without-the-hugs/#comment-865379 Aman Sehgal Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:02:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11765#comment-865379 <p>Hi Stacey, It is true that VCs most of the time have unreasonable expectations from the organization in which they are investing. They just cannot see any employee of that organization to be free even it is after office hours and they want all employees to work and deliever product much before time :(</p> Hi Stacey, It is true that VCs most of the time have unreasonable expectations from the organization in which they are investing. They just cannot see any employee of that organization to be free even it is after office hours and they want all employees to work and deliever product much before time :(

]]> By: eddie http://gigaom.com/2008/03/11/vcs-are-like-your-mother-without-the-hugs/#comment-865349 eddie Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:25:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11765#comment-865349 <p>Oh boo hiss hiss. I want your money Ms./Mr. VC. I want I want I want your money! Boo hiss hiss, don't spank me if I screw up my business with your money. The money people always beat up on the entrepreneur. Boo hoo.</p> Oh boo hiss hiss. I want your money Ms./Mr. VC. I want I want I want your money! Boo hiss hiss, don’t spank me if I screw up my business with your money. The money people always beat up on the entrepreneur. Boo hoo.

]]> By: SteveBallmer http://gigaom.com/2008/03/11/vcs-are-like-your-mother-without-the-hugs/#comment-865345 SteveBallmer Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:49:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11765#comment-865345 <p>Microsoft acquires $40,000,000,000 in other companies every year, and they all love us!</p> <p>Write me!</p> Microsoft acquires $40,000,000,000 in other companies every year, and they all love us!

Write me!

]]> By: Larry http://gigaom.com/2008/03/11/vcs-are-like-your-mother-without-the-hugs/#comment-865328 Larry Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:41:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11765#comment-865328 <p>It would have been interesting to see what VCs thought about the "control" issue vis-a-vis entrepreneurs. They'd probably agree and say they have the control in the relationship too.</p> It would have been interesting to see what VCs thought about the “control” issue vis-a-vis entrepreneurs. They’d probably agree and say they have the control in the relationship too.

]]> By: Angie Chang http://gigaom.com/2008/03/11/vcs-are-like-your-mother-without-the-hugs/#comment-865316 Angie Chang Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:09:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11765#comment-865316 <p>VCs are like your mother -- without the hugs -- and without many women at all. Silicon Valley venture capital firms seem to be losing their women.</p> <p>Fortunately, Women 2.0 has invited all the talented women VCs (and a few good men) as judges of the Women 2.0 Business Plan Competition (http://pitch.women2.org/)</p> VCs are like your mother — without the hugs — and without many women at all. Silicon Valley venture capital firms seem to be losing their women.

Fortunately, Women 2.0 has invited all the talented women VCs (and a few good men) as judges of the Women 2.0 Business Plan Competition (http://pitch.women2.org/)

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