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Careful. This borders on Guy Kawasaki's Top 10 Mistakes by Entrepreneurs, Item 10: Befriending your VC.

I think of it more as creating professional obligation rather than friendship. It's a commitment hack, no?

Again, be careful here. There is an easy risk that you will over-estimate how much of a commitment your VC actually has in you.

Guy Kawasaki lists this in his 10 Mistakes too, Item 11: Assuming that your VC will truly add value.