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Why you should never have a data room — the most counter-intuitive fund-raising advice you’ll ever…

Both Sides of the Table

VCs (and LPs) have a vested interest in having more data, whether they want to invest in your company / firm or not. I often send the introduction email and then a second email to the reference to say, “This reference is really important to me. There is nothing you can provide in a data room that you couldn’t send via email.

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Getting Back Your Series A Mojo

Both Sides of the Table

My internal compass says that “country-club” entrepreneurs struggle to make as big of an impact because it’s really hard to totally change a system that you’re part of and have a vested interest in. But even if a VC is nasty a rant email back isn’t the right way to channel your frustration.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

At Flow Capital, we use HubSpot’s sequences and workflows functions to automate a bulk of our emails and internal tasks. I use Superhuman , an email app which speeds up my email processing, and also gives me background information on all of my correspondents. 4Degrees helps leverage your network for sourcing.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

You can start by personally emailing them and saying thanks. I send DM’s, emails, all day thanking people. CPL (email) = $4.35 – our goal was $5. And what do I do with all these email addresses?! Write a blog post about, give it to people (ask for an email) and then follow up and talk to them. Landing Page [link].