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Kathy Sherbrooke, cofounder of Circles, one of the few venture-backed companies on our list, on what she learned about going after venture capital.
Invest in a copy of Pratt's Guide to Venture Capital Sources (Venture Economics, annual). This tome tells you which industries different VCs play in.
Never send your plan cold — always get an introduction. VCs don't play nice with strangers.
Make peace with losing control. If you take VC funding, they own you, not the other way around.
A version of this article appeared in the May 2005 issue of Fast Company magazine.
