In partnership with |  |
| What do you need to know before meeting an investor? | I often recommend that founders start to connect organically with investors long before they plan to raise funds. The reality is that most investors like to see a company grow and evolve before they will agree to invest in it. | The challenge with this strategy, however, is ensuring that you still make a good first impression. If you meet with investors long before you are raising, and you are so unprepared that you leave a bad impression, they won’t be interested in learning more, and you may have killed the relationship. | Today I want to talk about the basic things that you need to have prepared before you reach out to an investor. These are things that you can prepare long before you need to raise. | Your Story - You need to know your company’s narrative. Who is the villain you are trying to slay? Why should investors care? Having this story nailed from day 1 will significantly increase your chances of making a positive impression. Your Numbers - Basic figures like your customers, churn rate, revenue, etc. should be simple to rattle off the top of your head. If you don’t know these figures, it will be a major turn-off for many investors. These are numbers you need to know to run your business, regardless of whether you are fundraising. Customer Stories - You should have a handful of stories from customers about their experiences and how you helped them solve a problem. These should be real-life stories that demonstrate the value of your business.
| | Apple’s Starlink Update Sparks Huge Earning Opportunity | | Apple just secretly added Starlink satellite support to iPhones through iOS 18.3. | One of the biggest potential winners? Mode Mobile. | Mode’s EarnPhone already reaches 490M+ users that have earned over $1B, and that’s before global satellite coverage. With SpaceX eliminating "dead zones," Mode's earning technology can now reach billions more in unbanked and rural populations worldwide. | Their global expansion is perfectly timed, and investors like you still have a chance to invest in their pre-IPO offering at $0.52/share. | With their recent 32,481% revenue growth and newly reserved Nasdaq ticker, Mode is one step closer to a potential IPO. | Tap into a $1T opportunity — invest now at just $0.52/share and get up to 20% bonus. | Please read the offering circular and related risks at invest.modemobile.com. This is a paid advertisement for Mode Mobile’s Regulation A+ Offering. | Mode Mobile recently received their ticker reservation with Nasdaq ($MODE), indicating an intent to IPO in the next 24 months. An intent to IPO is no guarantee that an actual IPO will occur. | The Deloitte rankings are based on submitted applications and public company database research, with winners selected based on their fiscal-year revenue growth percentage over a three-year period. | | |
|
| In addition to these basics, a few other things I would recommend before you talk to any VC are: | Research them - You should know their thesis and the types of companies that they invest in. Ideally, if you can learn a little about their last 3-5 investments and be able to talk about those companies and how they compare to you, that would be very beneficial. Have an off-ramp - You know the conversation won’t end with you asking for money, so make sure that you have a different off-ramp to end the conversation. If you have this, then you can set up a future conversation and avoid the conversation before it's a waste of time for both you and the investor. Ideally, if this off-ramp can be you adding value or building social status that would be great.
| | Do you prep for investor chats? | | | Your competitor's growth lead already saw the spend spike. | | While your team is still in standup, the other growth lead already got the alert. Viktor is an AI employee that lives in Slack. It watches your Meta and TikTok spend overnight, flags the underperformer by 7am, and drafts the new brief before your first meeting. | Get Started for Free |
|
| | Are you looking to grow your business? Here is how I can help: | |
|
