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Choosing the Right Investors, From Idea to PMF, & a Seed Round Pitch Deck
A newsletter for founders & friends
Gale Wilkinson
March 15, 2024
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🥇 Choosing the Right Investors
Choosing the right investors is one of the most important things you can do as a founder. There’s much more to evaluate than just brand name.
Here are some other criteria:
-Network
-Industry expertise
-Portco synergies
-Track record
-Culture
-Team exp.
-Lead partner reputation— Nicole DeTommaso 🪄 (@nic_detommaso)
Mar 5, 2024
🥈 From Idea to PMF
Some startups fail because they build products nobody needs.
In B2B, it normally takes two years to start feeling product-market fit.
Here’s an overview of how long it took 24 of today’s top B2B startups to get to (1) a live product, (2) their first customer, and (3) their… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Lila (@Lila_VIMworld)
Mar 10, 2024
🥉 Seed Round Pitch Deck
I felt super lucky to go from VC to founder
It’s a lot easier to build a pitch deck if you’ve seen others do it first.
That's why we kept the original Jam pitch deck online
Here’s the real deck we used to raise our seed round
I hope it helps someone!
— Dani Grant (@thedanigrant)
Mar 12, 2024
Founder Resources
Crowdsourced: pre-seed and seed stage investors in climate and sustainability
A thread of questions founders can expect from VCs
VC Fund Directory by Confluence
How to successfully launch on Product Hunt
Classic print ads from some of the greatest copywriters
The mistake startups make with customer service
A Founder’s Guide for Successful Early-Stage Customer Discovery
Future of Work Reads
How to Craft a Highly Effective Future of Work Strategy (Gartner)
What’s Ahead for Work (WSJ)
5 Ways to Help Women Feel More Included at Work (SHRM)
The No. 1 mistake companies are making when designing the office for RTO, according to two CEOs (CNBC)
4 Ways That Gen-Zers Can Avoid Vacation Guilt (Forbes)
9 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2024 and Beyond (HBR)
What do I do if I feel undervalued at work? (Fast Company)
New study finds AI is making soft skills more important in the workplace (WEF)
The World of VITALIZE
VITALIZE portfolio company Happioh won in the AI & Data category at the 7th Annual Product Awards by Products That Count, Capgemini, and Mighty Capital
CloudEagle, a VITALIZE portfolio company, partners with GitHub and Cloudflare
VITALIZE portfolio company Leadsales highlighted as a top Mexican startup to follow in 2024
MarginEdge, a VITALIZE portfolio company, partners with Mastercard
Open jobs at VITALIZE portfolio companies
Written by the team at VITALIZE, a venture capital firm and 500+ member angel investing community for everyone, investing in U.S.-based B2B software founders innovating in WorkTech. Find us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
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