039. FOMO – The Subtle Knife
FOMO, in the VC Minute playbook, is a subtle knife that cuts through silence to elevate you in a fund’s process.
July 28, 2022
The VC Minute - Tag: Fundraising Basics
A beginner-friendly guide to raising a seed round and launching your startup fundraising journey.
038. Conservative
Don’t say your pro forma financials are “conservative.” They are complete fabrications! And that’s OK.
July 27, 2022
037. Bridge Round
If you call your funding round a “Bridge Round” it puts you in a defensive position. Listen to today’s #VCMinute for what you should say instead.
July 26, 2022
036. Talking About Exits
This week I’m covering things NOT to say to investors, starting with… exits. Talking about an exit strategy at the seed stage is ridiculous.
July 25, 2022
035. Back to the Pool Party
Happy Friday, everybody. It’s a Friday in July, and do you know, what’s the perfect thing for a hot summer day? A pool party! All the reasons investors say “no” can wash away when the pool party is packed.
July 22, 2022
034. The Hard Truth
There’s a big reason that funds pass or ghost on investments, but they would never share it with founders. It’s entirely subjective and often just based off gut instincts.
July 21, 2022
033. Venture Scale Returns
Another common reason venture funds say “no” is because they don’t see a path to returning the entire fund from that one investment. Wondering what that means? Here’s more…
July 20, 2022
032. Too Early
When you’re talking to an investor that writes checks at your level, and they’re telling you that you’re too early, here’s the real problem: you haven’t sold them on your vision.
July 19, 2022
031. Your Fundraising Competition
Your competition in that moment are the half a dozen other startups that I have in my diligence process at the same time as you.
July 18, 2022
030. Just Send the Deck
Wrapping up the week with great advice from @sabakarimm – don’t email people asking if you can send them the deck, just send them the deck. That’s the purpose of it. Send it!
July 15, 2022
029. Break the Frame of Reference
One of the most powerful things that you can do in your email deck is to break the reader’s frame of reference. My favorite example of this is from the Allhers deck.
July 14, 2022
028. Two Decks
Pitching is storytelling, and decks are a tool to tell the story. The email deck gets to meeting, the pitch deck gets the investment.
July 13, 2022
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