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BadVC

  1. thinking about funding a group-texting startup doing social games for daily deals. #OneBILLIONdollars #badVC 12:53 AM Mar 2nd, 2011 via Twitter for iPhone
  2. You Know #ItsaBubbleWhen: VCs bring clean term sheets to the 1st meeting. 11:07 AM Nov 28th, 2010 via Twitter for iPhone
  3. Let Us Give Thanks: for liquidation preferences, double-dipping, and the invention of the Full Ratchet. Hallelujah! 12:54 PM Nov 25th, 2010 via Twitter for iPhone
  4. let us give thanks: 4 low valuations, entrepreneurs who don't read fine print, & LPs indifferent to 10+ yrs crappy IRRs. #TwoAndTwentyFTW 12:47 PM Nov 25th, 2010 via Twitter for iPhone
  5. if I severely criticize your startup, one us made a mistake taking the mtg -- and probably it was me, not you. 6:17 PM Nov 9th, 2010 via Twitter for iPhone
  6. show me a startup w/o "traction", and I'll show you 20 indecisive VCs who "want to followup". 12:30 PM Apr 30th, 2010 via Twitter for iPhone
  7. @davemcclure #BadVC don't work hard on weekends. or weekdays. only At The End Of The Day. (no wait, we just say that a lot.) 8:43 AM Apr 4th, 2010 via Twitter for iPhone in reply to davemcclure
  8. RT @davemcclure: "Not Everyone Deserves a Prize" http://bit.ly/NoTryOnlyDo #badVC #YouCantHandleTheTruth 8:36 AM Apr 4th, 2010 via Twitter for iPhone
  9. RT @peHUB: @TheFunded Midas List http://bit.ly/bj60ik top-rated VCs (@msuster I challenge thee to a Duel) #Gauntlet #Thrown cc @davemcclure 7:54 AM Feb 4th, 2010 via Twitter for iPhone
  10. RT @peHUB: #BadVC accused of blackmail http://www.pehub.com/62670/venture-capitalist-accused-of-blackmail/ (via @msuster) 7:48 AM Feb 4th, 2010 via Twitter for iPhone
  11. NOTE 2 self-promoting "serial entrepreneurs": telling VCs yr a *SERIAL* entrepreneur = telling fiancé you're a Polygamist. 7:12 PM Jan 29th, 2010 via Twitter for iPhone
  12. 15% of a Piece of History at $5M pre is prob a better deal for yr LPs than 30% of a Piece of Shit at $2M pre. #badVC 8:43 PM Dec 26th, 2009 via Twitter for iPhone
  13. RT @davemcclure: Dear #VC 1.0: if u "pass due to lack of traction", be ready to compete on price when traction arrives. 8:36 PM Dec 26th, 2009 via Twitter for iPhone
  14. RT @bijan: "we gotta do a deal together": http://bijansabet.com/post/290515258/ #VC via @fredwilson @bfeld @davemcclure 8:26 PM Dec 20th, 2009 via Twitter for iPhone
  15. "All that is required for Evil to prevail is for Good VCs to Fund Nothing." #RIPRIPGoodTimes #StepItUp 3:13 AM Dec 12th, 2009 via Twitter for iPhone
  16. "give me the elevator pitch, not escalator pitch" (via @robinchan) 9:17 AM Nov 12th, 2009 via Twitter for iPhone
  17. OH #web2: "when too many hot chicks show up at the party, it's probably a good time to sell." #SmartVC (via @davemcclure) 10:50 PM Oct 20th, 2009 via Twitter for iPhone
  18. VC tip 2004 -> 2009: "What's your Strategy for India & China?" -> "What's your Strategy for Twitter & Facebook?" #ThxSherlock 7:35 AM Aug 28th, 2009 via Twitter for iPhone
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  • Bio I'm a Baaaad VC. Sorry 'bout that.
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