Re:Update on Portland Ten (Founder defends her approach)
by olefoo on Thursday February 12, 2009 @03:34PM
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Yes, and it seems to be an issue with many of the programs in Oregon, charges for presenting to 'investors'; references to 'winning' funding, etc.
It's one thing to charge attendance to a networking event; but to charge companies for presenting to potential investors seems amateurish to me.
And everyone involved in the process needs to remember that funding is not the end, it is merely a means towards the end. You don't 'win' funding, you receive it; and you have to pay it back.
It's one thing to charge attendance to a networking event; but to charge companies for presenting to potential investors seems amateurish to me.
And everyone involved in the process needs to remember that funding is not the end, it is merely a means towards the end. You don't 'win' funding, you receive it; and you have to pay it back.