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Pmarchive · When the VCs say “no”

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An archive of the best articles from Marc Andreessen’s now defunct blog

This post is about what to do between when the VCs say “no” to funding your startup, and when you either change their minds or find some other path. I’m going to assume that you’ve done all the basics: developed a plan and a pitch , decided that venture financing is right for you and you are right for venture financing , lined up meetings with properly qualified VCs, and made your pitch . And the answer has come back and it’s “no”. One “no” doesn’t mean anything—the VC could just be having a bad day, or she had a bad experience with another company in your category, or she had a bad experience

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