He's BAaaacck... - The Return of the VC Whisperer

People often ask me:

"Paul, what happened to the VC Whisperer?"

The reality of startup life is that it can be all-consuming. And for that reason, my alter-ego, the VC Whisperer, was put on the backburner for the last couple of years.

In that time, I jumped in as the CEO of one of my portfolio companies, and successfully refocused it and turned it around. I also did some consulting to a very large corporation, bringing my entrepreneurial and business-building expertise.

Today, I am happy to announce the return of The VC Whisperer, along with some exciting new projects (which I will talk about soon!). You will be seeing many more blog posts, so check back often.

As always, if you'd like to get in touch with the VC Whisperer for a speaking engagement, project, or otherwise, please send an email to contact@vcwhisperer.com.

Patience is a Virtue - Long Wait Means Lots of New VC Whisperer Features

People often ask me:

"Paul, what happened to you in the last couple of months? We're dying for some news from the VC Whisperer!"

Based on the first phrase in the title of this post ("patience is a virtue"), many of you are probably expecting a post commenting on the recent economic downturn. It's true. Companies need to be more patient now, and plan for patience. But more on that in a future post...

Instead, I'd like to recap what has occupied my time in the last couple of months, and what changes are coming to the VC Whisperer:

• The VC Whisperer is in fact my alter ego. My other side is a real VC. Praized Media (www.praizedmedia.com) is one of my portfolio companies. In the last couple of months, they have announced a couple of major features, that I think make the product that much more exciting. Here are some of them:
• They've just launched a very cool service called Praized Answers (http://answers.praized.com). It allows you to find the best places, by simply asking a question, and collects the answers from your community automatically. 
• Praized also has an iPhone app that is currently in beta and nearing launch any day now. Stay tuned for that. Very cool stuff.
• The VC Whisperer is launching a sister site - VC Places (www.vcplaces.com). VC Places will serve as a local directory of places recommended by the VC Whisperer and by readers of the VC Whisperer. VC Places will focus on merchants that are appealing to VCs, entrepreneurs, and others in the global startup/business community. Go check out VC Places here and vote on your favorites! As entrepreneurs, VCs, and business people, let the VC Whisperer community know what your favorite places are. VC Places is powered by Praized.

Stay tuned for more posts from the VC Whisperer, more insight into the VC world and VC mind, more help for entrepreneurs, more commentary on VC deals, and favorites lists at VC Places. 

Welcome to The VC Whisperer!

People often ask me:

Paul, who is the VC Whisperer?

I am the VC Whisperer - your front row seat to the world of venture capital. 

I will show you not only how to talk to VCs, but how to understand them. And most importantly, I will listen. Every post on The VC Whisperer, including this one, will be a direct response to a question brought forward by you, the reader. 

The VC Whisperer is also much larger than just a blog project. It is the first stage of my upcoming book project. So stay tuned for that as well, and send lots of questions and comments to the VC Whisperer.

The VC Whisperer is going to launch with some of the best posts from my old blog (slightly revamped), and brand new posts coming today and in the next few days.