I dragged myself out of bed at 430 AM this morning (should not have watched that Seattle/Washington MNF game) to attend a 730 AM Healthbox Investor meeting in Boston. I do this often as one never knows who they might meet and what connections can be made.
It turns out I met someone who can be very influential in helping one of my portfolio companies be more successful. And I can help her by proving insights into her industry. A win-win morning.
The truth is one never knows whether it will be worth showing up for a meeting. If I had time to stay, I'm sure I could have made at least one more useful connection among a number of influential Boston area investors, but I had to interview a CEO candidate for another one of my portfolio companies.
The lesson for founders? Just show up. As much as you want to hang around the office and bang out some neat piece of code, get out and meet people…constanly. You never know what or who you might find.
A VC in Vacationland 
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