Fundraising
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Fundraising
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paulgraham.com
I know due diligence sucks
BUT
The investor who puts in the work to REALLY understand your company today
is the investor who will put in the work to REALLY support your company tomorrow.
Don't just grab the first $$ waved in front of... See more
Jake Chapman 🇺🇸🚀 ✨🇺🇸twitter.com
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…
A startup’s data room is key for raising venture capital. But many founders waste time compiling data investors don’t want or need.
From @venturetwins, a 🧵 on what founders need to know, including specific data investors want to see, info to leave out, and traps to avoid.👇
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adara.vc
I was just reminded that for our Series A, we sent a questionnaire to the investors we were considering to understand if we have alignment.
Then the investor needed to write a doc or a presentation explaining their answers and thinking.
Karri Saarinentwitter.comIn 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.