Rick Segal has today’s great VC post up titled More Favorite VC Phrases. It includes his analysis of such chestnuts as “let’s go to the next step”, “come back when you’ve got some traction”, “we’re excited”, “I’m interested”, and “we can close quickly.” At least we don’t have “Honestly, to tell you the truth …” mixed in.
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November 3, 2007 5:31 PM
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