VCs spend a lot of time on Twitter rhapsodizing A+ founders.
Equally important is what makes an A+ investor.
Here are my top criteria:
Equally important is what makes an A+ investor.
Here are my top criteria:
A+ investors unfailingly engage regardless of the size of their investment.
Engagement can take the form of replies to email updates, 👍/likes/favs/RTs, phone calls, and of course face time.
Engagement can take the form of replies to email updates, 👍/likes/favs/RTs, phone calls, and of course face time.
A+ investors create a peer-to-peer network for their portfolio companies.
It could take the form of a full-blown forum (like YC), an email list, founder dinners, and leadership off-sites.
It could take the form of a full-blown forum (like YC), an email list, founder dinners, and leadership off-sites.
A+ investors intro you to managing partners.
A+ investors do one-on-one pitch workshops and whiteboard sessions with founders to prepare them for fundraising.
A+ investors close expeditiously and don’t throw last-minute curveballs.
A+ investors exercise pro rata.
A+ investors don’t bullshit you.
