20 High-Status Questions to Ask in VC Meetings
“Fundraising is a status game. High-status founders raise big rounds.”
What this teaches
Frames fundraising as a status game and provides 20 specific questions founders can ask in VC meetings to signal selectivity and flip the chase dynamic.
Why it matters
Tactical scripting for the soft-power side of meetings that most process guides skip.
Key lessons
- Perceived selectivity changes investor behavior
- Questions signal status as much as answers do
This is an editorial summary. The full thread, and the credit, belongs to Uli Kuenzel.
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