Fundraising
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Fundraising
How to go from being a super hot company to lucky to get acquired in less than 24 months
Joe Fernandezjoefernandez.substack.com
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.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."
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.👇
nametwitter.com
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
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…