When a start-up comes into my inbox cold or through another investor, there are really only two things I’m trying to figure out: 1) Is this for me? 2) Is this interesting?

Allyson joins us to share her insights on providing specificity to the problem being solved. A founder has to be able to convey the severity of the problem and the specific upside to solving it. Without both, investors know customers just won’t buy.

Wrapping this up, I’ve been watching the “Follow-On Death Spiral” for the last year. It’s not all bad news through.

The time between startup fundraises has grown significantly. Additionally, the time between venture fund vintages has also grown, resulting in a slowdown of capital deployment. All while venture funds buoy the healthy companies in their portfolio with follow-on capital.

Over the next few days we’re going to dive into why follow-on investment is the most important thing for Seed startups. Today, a quick background on the lengthening of the Seed Phase and why Series A raised the bar.

Maybe a founder could explain to me why you would not follow up with investors that opened your deck on DocSend?

Clear communication is crucial for startup CEOs to sell their vision effectively to investors, customers, and employees. SpringTime partner, Allyson Plosko, shares why Simplicity is Genius.

We met six months ago for 30 minutes. It’s been 260,000 minutes since we last communicated. Remind me, what does your startup do?

Stay Top of Mind: Learn why regular updates are crucial for startup founders to maintain investor interest and support, especially during fundraising rounds.

Welcome back to another season of VC Minute! We are pleased to introduce our sponsor, AVL Growth Partners. And I talk (briefly) about the #1 thing you should be asking Seed Phase investors right now.