Lessons Learned from Reaching Out to Over a Thousand VCs 👨💼
Hey there! In this video, I want to share with you the valuable insights I've gained from reaching out to over a thousand VCs this year. 📈 It hasn't been easy, but amidst the poor reactions, I've discovered some big successes that we should aim for. Lesson one: crafting clear, exciting, and concise email copy is key. 📧 I'll explain why detail-heavy decks can make a massive difference. Lesson two: don't design your investment strategy around lazy analysts. Serious investors require serious information that aligns with their criteria. 📊 Lastly, lesson three: there are no shortcuts, just hard work. With 600 seed VCs in the UK and Europe, it's all about putting in the effort to reach out and make connections. 🌍 So, let's dive in and learn from my experiences together! 🎯
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I've reached out to over a thousand VCs so far this year and here's what I've learned. Generally, the reaction's been very poor but in there lie big successes and that's what we've got to aim for.
So lesson one. Clear, exciting, concise email copy. Success lies in crafting emails that are light, easy to read but a brimming with excitement.
Two detail heavy d**** make a massive difference. Don't design your, Investment strategy around lazy analysts. Serious investors want serious information.
They've got a lot of criteria that they need to hit. And if you don't hit that criteria in your pitch d***, they just can't take the conversation forward.
So don't give yourself a disadvantage. Lesson three, there's no hacks, just hard work. There's 600 seed VCs in the UK in Europe.
How are you going to talk to them all? How are you going to reach out to them all? That's hard work.
And for the power of time and dedication, luck pays a massive, massive part in fundraising and to increase your chances of getting lucky, you have to be more active.
Right time, right place, right person, right moment, use that to your advantage.
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I've reached out to over a thousand VCs so far this year and here's what I've learned. Generally, the reaction's been very poor but in there lie big successes and that's what we've got to aim for.
So lesson one. Clear, exciting, concise email copy. Success lies in crafting emails that are light, easy to read but a brimming with excitement.
Two detail heavy d**** make a massive difference. Don't design your, Investment strategy around lazy analysts. Serious investors want serious information.
They've got a lot of criteria that they need to hit. And if you don't hit that criteria in your pitch d***, they just can't take the conversation forward.
So don't give yourself a disadvantage. Lesson three, there's no hacks, just hard work. There's 600 seed VCs in the UK in Europe.
How are you going to talk to them all? How are you going to reach out to them all? That's hard work.
And for the power of time and dedication, luck pays a massive, massive part in fundraising and to increase your chances of getting lucky, you have to be more active.
Right time, right place, right person, right moment, use that to your advantage.
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