title: how to profile application startup with visualvm
body: <p>As far as i can tell, <a href="http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/visualvm/applications_local.html" rel="noreferrer">you can only profile a running application using VisualVM</a>.</p>
  
  <p>Does anyone know of a way to profile the launch and startup of a java application using VisualVM?</p>
  
  <p>I'm convinced there must be a way, otherwise it would be a major oversight.</p>
  
  <p>Hoping I've just misread the documentation.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks, p.</p>