Fundraising

There is no ideal pitch deck. The narrative depends on what you’re building—but I really like this one: 1. Vision for the world in 5 years 2. The novel wedge that will get you there 3. How you plan to distribute it 4. What could go wrong 5. What you’ll prove by the time you need… Show more

Make it easy for people to introduce you Friends who make intros are doing you a favor. Write the intro email so they can just copy and paste. Here’s the email we asked friends to send investors:

by far, my absolutely favourite slide in the @untitledmapapp pitch deck inspired by aka stolen from:

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: http://rewind.ai/invest... See more

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.👇

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 your face because its the easy thing to do

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…

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."

I’m thrilled to announce Heyday’s $6.5M Seed led by @kevinthau @sparkcapital We were fortunate to close our round before the market got crazy. We’re sharing our fundraising process to help founders who are still in the thick of it. Our process: 👇🏾