Liaw: Unprepared introductory pitch meetings with founders are now obsolete
Eric Liaw · 20VC: What Happens To Growth Rounds in this New Environment? Where is the Funding Crunch? How Does This Impact M&A and Going Public? How do Crossover Funds Respond? What Does it Mean For Early Stage and more with Eric Liaw, General Partner @ IVP · Apr 8, 2022 · at 23:16
Eric Liaw, General Partner at IVP, discusses how increased competition from crossover funds has forced venture capitalists to conduct pre-meeting research.
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“The idea of, you know, have a first meeting. So tell me about your company and you know nothing like that's a dead meeting. And that's actually great. It saves time, saves the entrepreneurs time so they can get back to running their companies and doing the businesses.”
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