How many investors should I pitch?

@jessicallynch

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The video provides actionable advice on a critical topic for founders (fundraising volume and practice) in a concise, listicle format. It leverages the creator's credibility as a former founder turned VC and offers a specific call to action for a relevant audience.

Summary

This video provides advice on how many investors to pitch when fundraising. It outlines three key points: targeting the right investors, aiming for 30-50 pitches, and practicing with founders who have recently raised.

Structure

1Introduction: How many investors to pitch?
2Tip 1: Research and target best-fit investors.
3Tip 2: Aim for 30-50 pitches for sufficient practice.
4Tip 3: Practice with recently funded founders for tailored advice.
5Call to action: Pitch FoundersEdge if transforming industry with AI.

Product placement

The video mentions 'metal.so' as a tool for finding investor lists and explicitly calls to action to 'Pitch us at FoundersEdge if you're pre-seed transforming your industry with AI.'

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Wondering how many investors you should pitch when #fundraising? Let’s dig in. Top 3 thoughts on targeting, getting volume in, and practicing your #pitch with the right people. #preseed #vc #venturecapital #startups #founders

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How many investors should I pitch? From a founder turned pre-seed VC #3 is my BEST piece of fundraising advice 3 Things to Know 1 Research and target best fits ✓ Stage ✓ Check Size ✓ Focus ✓ Geo ✓ Lead or follow ✓ Didn't back competitor metal.so 2 Get 30-50 shots on goal 3 Practice with founders that recently raised!! This is key!! Pitch us at FoundersEdge if you're pre-seed transforming your industry with AI

Transcript

I often get asked how many investors should I pitch before I know if we're going to be able to raise or not. One, make sure that you are targeting on the thesis investors. I really like using metal.so, there's bunch of other tools to find lists, but like make sure you're filtering for legitimately good fit investors. Two, get 30 to 50 shots on goal. If you've talked to 10 or 20, that is not enough. I hear stories all the time about founders pitching 100 plus investors before they get their first yes. Like you get better, it takes reps in telling your story. Three, practice with founders that have recently raised. This is key. From the type of investor you're targeting, they're going to give you the best pitch advice and that's going to level up and help you move faster on the high end, 100 investors, but make sure you're focused on good fits. On the low end, 5 to 10 investors, not enough feedback on the high end, 100 investors, but make sure you're focused on good fits. Pitch us at FoundersEdge if you're pre-seed transforming your industry with AI.