I pitched 100s of VCs during @HeartbeatChat's last round
There are unspoken, hidden rules in the VC world you're expected to figure out.
Learn them & fundraising becomes MUCH easier.
Use these 5 hidden rules to raise 10x faster 🧵
There are unspoken, hidden rules in the VC world you're expected to figure out.
Learn them & fundraising becomes MUCH easier.
Use these 5 hidden rules to raise 10x faster 🧵
1/ VCs are looking for good stories
Investors have chances to offload shares 1-2 rounds later in private sales. They just need to be sure your story is good enough to attract follow-on investors.
You can craft a really strong story through trends:
Investors have chances to offload shares 1-2 rounds later in private sales. They just need to be sure your story is good enough to attract follow-on investors.
You can craft a really strong story through trends:
https://twitter.com/MurtazaBambot/status/1457819990351126534
2/ Investors usually care about 1 of 4 things...
• Product
• Overall Vision
• Team
• Who else is in the round (round dynamics)
Just ask what they care about to get to the meat of the convo faster.
(Skip round dynamics question if needed)
Here's how I frame this question:
• Product
• Overall Vision
• Team
• Who else is in the round (round dynamics)
Just ask what they care about to get to the meat of the convo faster.
(Skip round dynamics question if needed)
Here's how I frame this question:
3/ Investors are looking for any reason to say no
Despite what VCs say, they're in the game of risk mitigation & want to find reasons you might fail
Every startup has weak areas. Divert attention from the weak points & towards the 2-3 strongest areas of your startup
Example:
Despite what VCs say, they're in the game of risk mitigation & want to find reasons you might fail
Every startup has weak areas. Divert attention from the weak points & towards the 2-3 strongest areas of your startup
Example:
4/ Your best leverage is having multiple investors interested
VCs won't lose sleep over telling you "no"
But they're terrified of losing the deal to other good funds
Stack meetings & drive FOMO to get multiple funds interested at once.
Here's how:
VCs won't lose sleep over telling you "no"
But they're terrified of losing the deal to other good funds
Stack meetings & drive FOMO to get multiple funds interested at once.
Here's how:
https://twitter.com/MurtazaBambot/status/1452700174975897601
5/ Your 2nd best leverage is the ability to walk away
Build a startup that makes real money
You don't have to make millions; just enough to break even & pay rent
You're ability to believably say "we don't need money" is SO powerful
How to make money:
Build a startup that makes real money
You don't have to make millions; just enough to break even & pay rent
You're ability to believably say "we don't need money" is SO powerful
How to make money:
https://twitter.com/MurtazaBambot/status/1450559958865567751
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