TechAviv Town Hall MeetingExploring The VC-Founder Relationship

Sept 2, 2009

Survey:http://www.techaviv.com/founder_vc_meeting

450 Founders & Investors Were Asked:

What question would you like toask VCs anonymously?

What question would you like to ask VCs anonymously?

•What personal character traits do you look for in potential founders?•Will you seriously not fund a company that makes a $45M exit?•Why do you guys take the best deal you can get without ensuring the entrepreneur gets thebest deal they can get? It’s in your interest no?•

In seed stage B2C web/mobile investing -- If there isn't a lack of deal flow, is the problem qualitydeal flow or lack of an efficient means to filter the deal flow? Why is no one investing in Israel?

•How does the current financial climate REALLY affect you? What type of pressures do you feelfrom your investors and how do they affect your decisions and day-to-day work with your companies?•What is the percentage of companies you meet just to learn about your portfolio competitors?Do you share the numbers you see in competitors' info with your portfolio companies?•

Is your seed program just a way to buy the option to invest real money if a future round or areyou seriously looking for small investments too?

•How much of your capital are you designating for seed investments? Is there a point for earlystage internet companies to approach Israeli VC's?•Please name 10 early stage Israeli start ups in the Internet field that received investment from aVC in the last year? Please name 5 first time Israeli entrepreneurs.