Talking from the perspective of the startup. Aside from data points you mentioned (companies consider investing, people they meet) in the various granularity levels you can get, it's important for VCs to map/track their personal network (past colleagues, mentors, boss, industry point of contacts, etc) with the intention of leveraging it in favor of their startups. The richer that network, the more value the bring to the table aside from the money, and thus, the more attractive they become for startups.
Thanks. Yes, I imagine the CRM needs to include personal connections, and precisely for this reason: need a service provider? banker? lawyer with a specialty? expert in material science? The CRM should be well-tagged to make that easy.
Talking from the perspective of the startup. Aside from data points you mentioned (companies consider investing, people they meet) in the various granularity levels you can get, it's important for VCs to map/track their personal network (past colleagues, mentors, boss, industry point of contacts, etc) with the intention of leveraging it in favor of their startups. The richer that network, the more value the bring to the table aside from the money, and thus, the more attractive they become for startups.
Thanks. Yes, I imagine the CRM needs to include personal connections, and precisely for this reason: need a service provider? banker? lawyer with a specialty? expert in material science? The CRM should be well-tagged to make that easy.