With July 4th approaching, the unofficial summer is about to begin. In almost every board meeting with portfolio companies and other entrepreneurs who are raising money, I’m hearing the same refrain: “My VCs are about to shut down for the summer.” Phone calls and emails won’t get returned, partners meetings won’t be held, and you might as well put your head down and build your company as best you can and then show up after Labor Day rather than wasting time knocking on VC doors.
I admit this is only my 7th summer as a VC, so I’m still new to this thing, but I just don’t get it. I still work during the summer. My partners work all summer. My co-investors and their firms seem to be working all summer. And even when I’m on vacation at ...
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