Von Perger: Founders must follow up on every VC introduction offer
Stefan von Perger · 20 VC 036: The Pitching Process: From Email to Term Sheet with Stephan von Perger @ Wellington Partners · May 14, 2015 · at 11:05
Stephan von Perger, investor at Wellington Partners, discusses how founders can extract maximum value from VC meetings by capitalizing on promised introductions.
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“A lot of investors will talk about all the introductions they can make. And I always recommend people to really follow up on that and, you know, not let any offer for an introduction to a potential customer or potential portfolio company, et cetera, like slip away.”
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