Forbes Column 08: The Real VCs of Silicon Valley

Here’s my new column on Forbes: The Real VCs of Silicon Valley. It addresses the quest of entrepreneurs to find seed funding as the financing eco-system is going through its own set of changes. Especially for first time entrepreneurs, as we have been discussing, the battle is tougher.

This segment is a part in the series : Forbes Column 08
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