I’m stoked for this week’s episodes of #VCMinute. This is the first of many weeks with a guest on the mic 🎙 Kat Weaver is a pitch coach with Power To Pitch and she has fantastic advice. Today’s focus is on tailoring your pitch to specific audiences.

There are three things that I’m looking for in a cold email. 1) What is this business? 2) Is this for me? 3) is this interesting?

To be the best at fundraising, start by taking care of yourself.

VC Minute is quick advice to help startup founders fundraise better. This is Part 2 of the Season 1 complication, covering Episodes 26-50.

VC Minute is quick advice to help startup founders fundraise better. This is Part 1 of the Season 1 complication, covering Episodes 1-25.

Raising venture capital is a treadmill. One that only gets faster and only gets steeper.

Your lead investor needs to be the one having the most fun at the pool party.

The last piece in your toolkit for driving action is deadlines. When you’ve got enough capital around the table, it’s time to pull it in. And nothing drives action like a deadline.

Pooled Interest or Soft Circled investors is how you use your system to move through investors systems.