* Dave McClure (Founders Fund) walks through How to Pitch a VC at The Workshop

Yesterday, 120 startup founders joined VCs, seasoned VC-backed founders and startup attorneys for a one day deep dive into the in’s and out’s of getting funded at Microsoft’s downtown LA office.

From Dan Gould’s opening keynote (notable soundbite = “F@c% you, go away” when translating VC-isms) to Dave McClure’s How to Pitch a VC (slides below) and Kent Goldman’s disdain of “bling” (ie: startup advisers who lend their names but not their time); The Workshop presenters not only put on a good show, but also spent a lot of time answering startups’ questions.

Some of the great startups who attended include:
* Audio Micro
* RideAmigos
* CIE – Seek Your Own Proof
* Handbago
* Sweety High
* PhotoZen
* BakeSpace
* AdventureLink
* and more. Thanks to all who came!

Sessions Included:
* What to Do BEFORE Pitching a VC
* Determining Need vs. Greed (ie: what to raise?)
* Equity Structure (How to Divide the Pie)
* Term Sheet Negotiation (View the term sheets online HERE)
* Team, Board and Adviser Compensation
* …and more. More presentations and term sheets can be found on DocStoc.

HOW TO PITCH A VC: Dave McClure

Thanks to all speakers who lent their time and to all startups who came.
And to our sponsors: KPPB, Strategic Law Partners, Stubbs Alderton & Markiles and Microsoft BizSpark