u/INeedPeeling

The single best way to find investors is: Get involved with mentor communities. If there's an area of specialty where you can contribute yourself, that's even better, but seeking mentorship will both make you more investor-ready and will also help you find the investors. I do mentorship for companies raising all the way from a $50K pre-seed up to $50MM Series B rounds. All of them understand that they still need mentor help.

Many many investors do at least some level of mentorship, in part because it helps them find the best deals. Not a coincidence that the startups seeking mentorship are typically the most investable ones. This is because they understand they don't have all the answers yet.

tl;dr Want to meet investors? Get into mentoring communities, both receiving mentorship and (if possible) giving mentorship yourself.

If you aren't sure which mentorship communities to begin with (in your area or virtually), comment and let's discuss.

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u/INeedPeeling — 17 days ago

Note: All verticals welcome. This has SaaS flair because there isn't an option for Investor Perspective or Educational posts. Here we go!


One sentence only. No run-ons or multi-clause monsters or I’ll skip it. You’re welcome to start with your industry in brackets (e.g., [FinTech], [Space], etc.).

I review a high volume of early-stage pitches, and there are quite a few patterns.

Your comment doesn’t have to be a full description of the business. It can be anything: unit economics, market, revenue growth, other traction, team, problem, tech, reasonable valuation multiple, anything.

I’ll tell you what I think, and how likely I’d be to invest based on that selling point alone.

Hint: There are “best” answers to this. Follow along to see what actually matters!

Thanks, INP

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u/INeedPeeling — 24 days ago