There is an impression among VC's that every startup wants their money. We've had calls like this too. We tell them we are building sweat equity and they offer to call next quarter to check on our progress.
I suspect the author of the blog post could do more to change the situation into one that is mutually beneficial.
Why not just reply to the initial email with a link to a page that has answers to the common VC questions? Let them fill out their spreadsheets from that.
Unfortunately for Wufoo, they are losing the opportunity to have a productive conversation by allowing it to repeat itself over and over. If they "know" how the conversation is going to go, it's their responsibility to move it in a different direction.
I suspect the author of the blog post could do more to change the situation into one that is mutually beneficial.
Why not just reply to the initial email with a link to a page that has answers to the common VC questions? Let them fill out their spreadsheets from that.
Unfortunately for Wufoo, they are losing the opportunity to have a productive conversation by allowing it to repeat itself over and over. If they "know" how the conversation is going to go, it's their responsibility to move it in a different direction.