> Actually, I used to work for a VC firm (and I wrote the article), so trust me, I more than "vaguely understand" how companies get funding, and they're not through these events. The companies that get funded would have gotten funding anyway and no one with a great product ever lacked for funding just because they couldn't get in front of a VC. We never went to these types of events looking for things to invest in.
I've worked at a company that secured funding because of connections made at one of these types of events. So yeah. I guess we're at an impasse, because your statement is exactly as unsupportable as mine.
> BTW... If your bottom line income (i.e. NY local taxes) is what you optimize for, you're probably not going to want to work for a startup anyway. Try a bank. I hear they have some nice cubes there.
I've made much more money in startups than I would have staying at a big company. And believe me, I know. I left a few people at Lockheed Martin (check out those 3% yearly raises!) and I've rejoined a few people who went to MS, and I've consistently been better paid, had at least equivalent benefits (better than LMCO, acceptably comparable to Microsoft) for a majority of the time.
Good luck with your startup, dawg.