But I am not talking abt my specific case. What is standard/typical? I thought that they should pay and the fact that they have not brought it up would imply to me that they are not that interested and they are just fishing.
But may be I am reading too much into it and vc's don't pay. Which is why I want to know what is typical.
I'd ask them what they want to meet about. Why have they contacted you? Do they have specific questions? What would they like to cover in the meeting? Can it be covered over the phone?
Who initiated the contact? If they contacted you then you have the "hand" and can ask all these questions. If you have been chasing them down asking for a meeting then probably you have to do as they ask.
Well, there's a class of people in the world that have sufficient agency they don't really care about the cost of the flight.
If it's a big VC firm that MIGHT end up negotiating terms with you, then just showing up at their office and not mentioning trivial amounts of money too early is a sign of strength.
if it's like a grand to get to them well fuck it but if you can do it for a few hundred bucks and meet with other people in sfbay or wherever too? That's probably what I'd do. Just turn up.
But I am not talking abt my specific case. What is standard/typical? I thought that they should pay and the fact that they have not brought it up would imply to me that they are not that interested and they are just fishing.
But may be I am reading too much into it and vc's don't pay. Which is why I want to know what is typical.
Thoughts folks?