Thursday, April 05, 2007

So You Want to Go Into Venture Capital?

Check out this funny link from my buddy Mark whose company just raised a B round:

http://www.blueprintventures.com/holiday06.html

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

ESSENCE OF THE OPPORTUNITY:

This is one of those rare opportunities for a brilliant, creative and ambitious CEO (and COO) to make not just a lot of money, but also a great deal more happiness in the world.

QUALIFICATIONS

. High integrity, respected connections and credibility with VCs and/or Angel funders. Ideally, able to demonstrate you've successfully launched and/or run an consumer-oriented internet company; or alternatively, that you failed to do so, but learned major lessons in the process.

· Savvy about the most cutting-edge consumer-based web business models today and Web 2.0.
Inframeart.com has learned a lot about what makes social networks fun, and believe that with Inframeart.com they can take social networking to the next level.

It is our intention to create the most powerful platform in the world for known and unknown artists and all who create alike.

Inframeart.com creates a connection and communication between artists and fans on a massive scale. Inframeart.com represents a breakthrough for the promotion and exposure of otherwise stranded artists in all corners of the globe.

Inframeart.com will become an agent, publicist, branding company and a marketing company to Creators/Artists. InFrameart.com specializes in adding value and creating buzz to all the Creators/Artists methods of self-expression and communication.

· Inframeart gives the ability to turn the consumer’s best pictures from road trips, concerts, graduations, weddings and other gatherings into oil-textured painting masterpieces.

A place where consumers can create their own customized images with the ability to post them in virtual shops throughout the site for viewing and selling to the public.

A place where home movies, photos, road trips, concerts and pets can attain cult status.

With Inframeart.com, the consumer can open a personal gallery to the public!

With Inframeart.com, the consumer can commemorate loved ones' photos into oil masterpieces and have them displayed at the International Museum of Virtual Portrait Galleries .

• A confident decision-maker in strategy, business and marketing
• Manage and grow a Business Development Team
• 5+ years track record of success in business development, partnerships or sales
• Successful experience and performance meeting company revenue and quotas
• Experience that demonstrates an ability to establish and maintain relationships
• Strong negotiation skills
• Legal comfort to read contracts and close agreements
• Maturity in dealing with high level executives
• Outgoing, self-motivated, organized, charismatic, deal maker with a can-do attitude
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We have invested over $1.0 million in the technology and intellectual property, and have received our first patent.


COMPENSATION:

* Since we are prefunding, must be willing to work for equity and on deferred funding basis at least 2 months, possibly 3. Salary would be Negotiable. Open to part-time during this time as well.

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TO APPLY: Email:henribollster@gmail.com
If interested, in subject box put: EMPLOY: CEO, [Your location] [how you heard of us]

Then: please send to the above address a cover letter, pasting in the following questions with your answers: [Please DO NOT JUST SEND SHORT COVER NOTE] and attach your resume:
A paragraph summarizing your qualifications, with reference to your experience/track record starting angel or vc funded startups, successful or not (since you learn more from failures), and your access to angels or vc’s. The right candidate will have a background that combines management, sales and finance experience. We are looking for someone who can look at the product, understand it as a marketing tool, know how to and to whom to sell it, and make the deal.
Email:henribollster@gmail.com

Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster .Please no phone calls about this job! ,Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.