Comments on: How to Approach a Venture Capital Firm with Your Eco Business http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/03/10/how-to-approach-a-venture-capital-firm-with-your-eco-business/ Green & Sustainable Business Ventures: For Entrepreneurs & Investors Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:59:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Business Can Address Global Warming… With a Level Playing Field | Ecopreneurist http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/03/10/how-to-approach-a-venture-capital-firm-with-your-eco-business/comment-page-1/#comment-166052 Business Can Address Global Warming… With a Level Playing Field | Ecopreneurist Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:34:51 +0000 http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/03/10/how-to-approach-a-venture-capital-firm-with-your-eco-business/#comment-166052 [...] profiled in Earth: The Sequel aren’t cheap; in almost every case, major investors, such as Vinod Khosla and John Doerr, have backed these start-ups with significant funding. At one level, some might [...] [...] profiled in Earth: The Sequel aren’t cheap; in almost every case, major investors, such as Vinod Khosla and John Doerr, have backed these start-ups with significant funding. At one level, some might [...]

]]> By: Leah Edwards http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/03/10/how-to-approach-a-venture-capital-firm-with-your-eco-business/comment-page-1/#comment-33274 Leah Edwards Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:53:45 +0000 http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/03/10/how-to-approach-a-venture-capital-firm-with-your-eco-business/#comment-33274 I'm glad the post is still relevant. Here are some other ideas: Look for advisors by participating in business plans at universities (usually not all members of a team need to be students) or independent competitions, such as Cleantech Open (http://www.cleantechopen.com/) Cleantech Circle has a unique (as far as I know) advisory model: http://ctcfund.com/ UC Davis Center for Entrepreneurship's Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academies: http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/03/31/get-advice-on-founding-and-funding-a-greenclean-technology-business/ Good luck-- Leah I’m glad the post is still relevant.
Here are some other ideas:

Look for advisors by participating in business plans at universities (usually not all members of a team need to be students) or independent competitions, such as Cleantech Open (http://www.cleantechopen.com/)

Cleantech Circle has a unique (as far as I know) advisory model: http://ctcfund.com/

UC Davis Center for Entrepreneurship’s Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academies:
http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/03/31/get-advice-on-founding-and-funding-a-greenclean-technology-business/

Good luck–
Leah

]]> By: amrendrakumar http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/03/10/how-to-approach-a-venture-capital-firm-with-your-eco-business/comment-page-1/#comment-33259 amrendrakumar Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:31:51 +0000 http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/03/10/how-to-approach-a-venture-capital-firm-with-your-eco-business/#comment-33259 Thanks, very good article. Thanks, very good article.

]]> By: How to Get an Investor to Even Listen to Your Business Idea : Ecopreneurist http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/03/10/how-to-approach-a-venture-capital-firm-with-your-eco-business/comment-page-1/#comment-4936 How to Get an Investor to Even Listen to Your Business Idea : Ecopreneurist Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:28:11 +0000 http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/03/10/how-to-approach-a-venture-capital-firm-with-your-eco-business/#comment-4936 [...] RSS feed and stay up to date.In past posts, we’ve covered how to write a business plan and even how to pitch a professional investor such as a venture capitalist. However, there is a missing step between those two activities, which [...] [...] RSS feed and stay up to date.In past posts, we’ve covered how to write a business plan and even how to pitch a professional investor such as a venture capitalist. However, there is a missing step between those two activities, which [...]

]]> By: Matt Goes Green » Blog Archive » How to Get an Investor to Even Listen to Your Business Idea http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/03/10/how-to-approach-a-venture-capital-firm-with-your-eco-business/comment-page-1/#comment-4707 Matt Goes Green » Blog Archive » How to Get an Investor to Even Listen to Your Business Idea Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:49:22 +0000 http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/03/10/how-to-approach-a-venture-capital-firm-with-your-eco-business/#comment-4707 [...] past posts, we’ve covered how to write a business plan and even how to pitch a professional investor such as a venture capitalist. However, there is a missing step between those two activities, which [...] [...] past posts, we’ve covered how to write a business plan and even how to pitch a professional investor such as a venture capitalist. However, there is a missing step between those two activities, which [...]

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