Daniel·4d agoWrite the email a partner can forwardMany good first emails get forwarded: to the partner who covers your sector, to an associate, or into the Monday meeting. Write yours so it…
Jessy·Nov 2Investor-verified vs assembled: reading data badges honestlyA badge tells you who wrote the row. It does not tell you when they last wrote a check.
Daniel·Nov 2Too early is a reply. Answer it like one.When a partner replies too early, they gave you a real answer and an open door. Thank them in two lines, ask what milestone would change…
InEntrepreneurship HandbookbyDC Palter·Oct 29Looking for Series A Startups at Pre-Seed ValuationsWe don’t invest in average deals. We look for the outliers.A response icon3A response icon3
Daniel·Oct 26Writing to an angel is not writing to a fund partnerAn angel invests their own money and decides alone, while a fund partner invests other people’s money inside a mandate and usually answers…A response icon1A response icon1
Jessy·Oct 22Sector tags vs a sector rhyme on each platformSaaS is a tag. Three companies you resemble is a rhyme. Platforms read tags. Investors read rhymes.
Daniel·Oct 22One number per emailA first email should carry one number, the one that best proves the rhyme you named in the first line. Three numbers compete with each…
Round Funded·Oct 22Garbage In, Ranked Garbage Out: Your Inputs Decide the TenA match is only as specific as the stage, sector, ask, and geo you type.
Anna Feith·Oct 22Use of Funds Without a Pie ChartA pie chart shows percentages. Angels want to know what the money buys.
