<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/14f16912-99be-452b-ab0b-61687a6d0084/7B453E9D-D196-4401-B801-F42B62428466/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/05/19/the-top-5-points-a-venture-capitalist-wants-to-hear/" href="http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/05/19/the-top-5-points-a-venture-capitalist-wants-to-hear/" style="font-size: 11px;">mattinglot.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/05/19/the-top-5-points-a-venture-capitalist-wants-to-hear/"><H2><A title="Permanent%20Link:%20The%20Top%205%20Points%20A%20Venture%20Capitalist%20Wants%20To%20Hear" rel="bookmark" href="http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/05/19/the-top-5-points-a-venture-capitalist-wants-to-hear/">The Top 5 Points A Venture Capitalist Wants To Hear</A></H2></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/05/19/the-top-5-points-a-venture-capitalist-wants-to-hear/" href="http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/05/19/the-top-5-points-a-venture-capitalist-wants-to-hear/" style="font-size: 11px;">mattinglot.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/05/19/the-top-5-points-a-venture-capitalist-wants-to-hear/"><P>There was a whole lot to be learned here, but the biggest take-away from the whole thing was a list of the top five things venture capitalists look for in a desirable investment. As an entrepreneur you should be hitting every point in your planning even if you don’t intend to seek venture capital, as these are key criteria for an idea that has strong chances of success. Here they are in no particular order:</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/05/19/the-top-5-points-a-venture-capitalist-wants-to-hear/"><P><STRONG>1) Exit Strategy</STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/05/19/the-top-5-points-a-venture-capitalist-wants-to-hear/"><P><STRONG>2) Entry Barriers</STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/05/19/the-top-5-points-a-venture-capitalist-wants-to-hear/"><P><STRONG>3)What is Product/Service Similiar to?</STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/05/19/the-top-5-points-a-venture-capitalist-wants-to-hear/"><P><STRONG>4) Existing Revenue</STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/05/19/the-top-5-points-a-venture-capitalist-wants-to-hear/"><P><STRONG>5) How Much Money Do You Need? For What?</STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/05/19/the-top-5-points-a-venture-capitalist-wants-to-hear/"><P><STRONG>Conclusions</STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://mattinglot.com/blog/2006/05/19/the-top-5-points-a-venture-capitalist-wants-to-hear/"><P>Big thanks to <A href="http://www.infusionangels.com">Infusion Angels</A> for putting this event on. They are a Waterloo, Ontario company located at the University of Waterloo’s new Accelerator Centre. Give them a shout if you need funding for an idea.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/7B453E9D-D196-4401-B801-F42B62428466/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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