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do this as soon as you launch your company if you plan on fundraising
works particularly well if you are not an ‘insider’ with lots of warm intros
works particularly well if you are not an ‘insider’ with lots of warm intros
- start a monthly investor update email immediately
- put your progress, growth charts @ the top
- include upcoming goals, projects, product improvements
- reiterate what you achieved in the last month, especially things you said you would do
Important last step
- put your progress, growth charts @ the top
- include upcoming goals, projects, product improvements
- reiterate what you achieved in the last month, especially things you said you would do
Important last step
- write a list of your ideal angel investors and/or VC’s
- find their emails (from LinkedIn, http://hunter.io etc...) add them to the distribution list
- send them each update without context
- after 3-4 months send a separate intro email to them
why?
- find their emails (from LinkedIn, http://hunter.io etc...) add them to the distribution list
- send them each update without context
- after 3-4 months send a separate intro email to them
why?
- now they have 3-4 months of data, your performance
- they see your ability to plan & execute
- they appreciate the updates and you are no longer a cold email even you didnt come through a warm intro
- enjoy the process and good luck!
- they see your ability to plan & execute
- they appreciate the updates and you are no longer a cold email even you didnt come through a warm intro
- enjoy the process and good luck!
