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May 30, 2006
BV Capital Offers Open Office Hours In Hamburg
Most VCs over here rely on their "networks" for dealflow, but here's one that is doing something a little more innovative. Christian Leybold who works for BV Capital, a VC firm with offices in Hamburg and San Francisco and backers of GoToMyPC and del.icio.us, has posted an open invitation on his blog and and writes:
I have reserved Wednesdays between 4-6pm CET (6hrs ahead of EST, 9h ahead of PST) for these office hours. Since I may have to move them to other days when I am traveling, please make sure you drop me a line with your contact info (preferably Skype) and a few words about the subject at christian at bvcapital dot com to let me know you would like to chat. I will reply with a time/date for a brief conversation. If the Wednesday time slot does not work for you, please suggest another time window.
Why's he doing it? To generate dealflow and to make the clubby world of VC a little bit more open.
Many people are frustrated about approaching Venture Capitalists because they think VC is club for the well-networked, and there seems to be some voodoo around the fundraising process.
Posted on May 30, 2006 12:01 PM | Posted to News And Updates | Permalink
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