"As for your comfort level, how many VPs of companies in which you invest can you call and or email and get a response? Just curious."

I would guess almost all of them with only 15 employees. Have you found that percent low?

I have called VPs form Corporations with hundreds and thousands of employees and have very little trouble talking with them on the phone. Just last week I talked with a VP at Pella Windows about their pricing between sales from Lowe's and their Franchise distributors.

It's not that hard to talk with VPs.