David Hornik Of August Capital: Venture Capitalist – How do you get his attention? Part 2 of 3

April 12th, 2010   •   3 comments   
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Hundreds of thousands of people are trying today to get to see David Hornik. He is a celebrated venture capitalist who is based in Menlo Park in the heart of Silicon Valley. How do you get his attention when you are seeking funding as an entrepreneur? You have to either have such a compelling idea that he will listen to you or even better be introduced by someone he trusts and knows. He likes smart people who don’t waste his time, and come with the uncommon idea that he finds so unique he has to talk to you. David is a celebrated and successful VC who funds companies in social media and marketing like SixApart, Stumbleupon and VideoEgg.

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  1. Thomas Korte says:

    Thanks for the great audio post! I posted my thoughts and inspiration here:
    http://thomaskorte.com/archive/how-to-answer/

  2. Thomas, Thanks for your comment. I thought this interview with David had great tidbits for any entrepreneur. He is a wonderful resource and willing to share his time.

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