From Alyssa Royse at the P-I:

It is very likely that you do, in fact, have access to the people you need to meet. But, you have to ask for it. Yes, everyone knows that you have a startup, but that does not mean that they know you are looking for funding, or what kind of funding, or from whom you hope to get that funding. Only by asking everyone you know IF they know anyone who is an angel investor and telling them what you’re looking for will they know to go through their rolodex and hook you up.

Good stuff. Alyssa’s columns are becoming a must-read for seed-stage tech entrepreneurs in Seattle.