"Invested in Venture Capital? You would have been better off in T-bills for the last 7-8 years."

"The technology advances we've seen in the last decade or two just won't be repeated in the next."

So, when were those quotes (or some just like them) put forth?

Do you ever wonder what REALLY happens around the venture capital  partners table once you, the entrepreneur, leave the room?  Well, it's time someone told you.  Hopefully, out of this you'll become more skilled at getting to "yes," or getting to "no" - but faster, or getting some value out of the experience.

The most dreaded words you can hear (if you had an ear pressed to the conference room door) are: "What do they do?"