Kruze Consulting's Scott Orn on writing investor updates that work: cadence, structure, the ask section, and how updates set up the next round.
Investor updates are the highest-ROI fundraising habit; this is the clearest guide to them.
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Mark Suster's 'Always Be Raising' doctrine in brief: relationship-building between rounds so the round itself is a formality.
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Long-form conversation with Upfront Ventures' Mark Suster on how to pitch VCs, why he dislikes demo days, what separates the best founders, and how Series A decisions really get made inside a firm.
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Union Square Ventures' Fred Wilson in a long-form TWiST conversation on how USV picks investments, his views on founder-investor relationships, and stories from Twitter/Tumblr-era deals.