Fundraising
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Fundraising
It is nearly impossible to convince a VC of a thesis they don’t already believe, so the key in fundraising is to ‘discover’ the right partners, not try to educate and convince…
AI is so hot right now. We’ve had 100+ investors reach out. We don't have time to meet with everyone so instead we're sharing our investor presentation with the world: https://t.co/QUDHpuDK2m
More than anything we hope this transparency builds customer trust. https://t.co/DtkipzBz7E
Dan Sirokertwitter.comthis is an incredibly crafted pitch.
In order to build conviction, we rely on founders to tell us a compelling story, almost always in the form of slides. We’ve funded companies almost entirely because of the quality of their seed decks. Poor deck? We’ll likely pass on the opportunity.
How to raise money before launch
ADARA VENTURES - We help create a path
adara.vc
Building the initial team for seed stage startups at andrewchen
andrewchen.com
So How Many Stars Is Enough? A Data Driven Guide to Fundraising as an Open Source Founder
Jordan Segalljordansegall.substack.com
I wanted to share my most memorable VC pass email of all time, Maple back in the fall from @schlaf. Thoughtful and empathetic:
"I've been wrong more than I've been right so take this all with a grain of salt. I hope you prove me wrong and make me regret this decision."