Venture Capital Reality Show Finalists

I entered the www.youbethevc.com businss plan contest a while back and after many pushed back deadlines, sketchy communication, and some judging, I have officially not made it to the top twenty. Sad day I know.

But there are something’s that I learned and earned from this experience:

This was a really cool badge they let me put on my site. I took it down this weekend; Thankfully, I didn’t cry…
Typically if you have a website/shrine to your idea/business you will more than likely get taken a tad bit more seriously. Examples from the top 20: www.tubestones.com www.collegewikis.com www.royaltyfreebies.com (don’t forget to go (check out the the finalists)
Hitting deadlines makes you seem more legit. Missing them puts doubt into constituents minds. Its bad branding, on a personal or company level.
Just because Mike @TechCrunch talks about youbethevc doesn’t mean it’s legit. PR/marketing for the finalist selection has been minimal at best.
B2C businesses can gain traction faster than B2B businesses.

You can’t win them all, but you can bet I am going to try! What have you entered and fallen short? What did you learn from it?

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