Traditional venture capital is not working. Just look at the average returns of the vast majority of funds.

The downturn hasn’t exactly helped. Early stage investing flew out of the pram.

We asked our entrepreneurs what they would like to see as a manifesto for change. Here are some thoughts:

- treat entrepreneurs like customers not employees

- invest throughout the lifecycle of the business – yourself or helping to gather other investors

- really work with the entrepreneur to help them grow their business – finding targeted investors, advisors, customers and partners

- know the space that you invest in

- understand what it actually takes to build a business

- get that early stage investing is about the chef not the recipe – don’t spoil the broth!

Does your VC investor do any or all of the above? Tell us so we can develop the campaign. ‘Venture Capital: A Manifesto For Change’.