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@JoshTalksBiz Interesting vision, at what point would you consider, a seed funding option?

PAYDAI: MY MISSION

@AJChadha This is good enough of a product to attract funding, if structured right. Is raise something you would possibly consider for Alertedly?

That’s why Alertedly.com matters. There’s too much noise. Alertedly cuts through it and gives you the signals that actually matter on your competitors or any company.

@elonmusk That's all you got to say?

Cute

she came to us after 9 months of trying to raise on her own $600k in verbal commitments that never converted, two term sheets that fell apart, one investor who said yes and then went silent for 6 weeks. She was exhausted, her COO had started job hunting, she was having conversations with acquirers she didn't actually want to talk to just to have options. First thing we did: company structure review found three things that would have killed due diligence. ip assignment agreement was missing from two early employees. One advisor had 0.5% equity with no vesting cliff. one old SAFE note had ambiguous conversion terms. None of these were her fault, she'd been moving fast and hadn't had the right legal support when she was issuing these instruments. All three fixed inside the first week then we matched her to three investors from our pre committed capital pool who were actively looking for exactly her stage and sector not 200 emails, but 3 targets with a check. Three targeted conversations. $2.1M closed in 28 days the part that matters: she told me afterward that the 9 months of failing wasn't because her company wasn't good enough it was because she had three structural landmines and no map to the right capital. Both are fixable Hit me up with a message that says ‘Hey, I need to close in 30 days’ and let's see what we're working with.

@nikitabier Nice cause I know, no one’s reading that

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@kirawontmiss Nah, no way, I’m 30, ain’t looking this scary 🤣

men fear one thing….

@ihyomeo Ahhh shit!

@theantonchain how uncs were ready to fight the covid zombies

unc moving like a Training Day deleted scene 😭

@pmarca Interesting

Concerning.

@seeksahib $50k marketing budget assumes you have time to build an audience. most founders burn 8 months on visibility while their 18-month runway becomes 10. then they're raising from weakness.

If I had $50k to launch a new crypto brand today, here’s the exact split Assumptions: Early‑stage Web3 product with a live MVP (or very close), no existing community, 6–12 month runway. My only goal will be: real users + strong narrative. 1) $10k – Narrative, positioning & foundations Without a strong story, every dollar is wasted. > $4k: Strategy & narrative work > $3k: Brand & content system > $3k: Base setup 2) $15k – Founder‑led distribution on X (Crypto Twitter) Attention on CT is still the best unlock in Web3 if done right. > $5k: Content engine for 90 days > $5k: Spaces & series production > $5k: Design & micro‑assets 3) $15k – KOLs & creators (performance‑oriented) > $5k: Deep‑fit micro KOLs (5–20k followers) >$7k: Mid‑tier KOLs (20–200k followers) > $3k: Experimentation & testing 4) $5k – Community ignition & retention >$2k: On‑chain incentives > $2k: Events & rituals > $1k: Mods & community ops 5) $5k – Experiments, creative risks & “optionality” > $2k: New formats (short-form video test) > $2K: Collabs & ecosystem plays > $1k: Anti‑fragility That's roughly how I'll market the project with $50K. TL;DR allocation $10k – Narrative, brand, and infrastructure. $15k – Founder‑led X distribution (threads, Spaces, content engine). $15k – KOLs & creators with performance logic. $5k – Community ignition and retention. $5k – Experiments and optionality.

@HarryStebbings the megafund pitch deck has 40 slides on platform value. the actual platform is a slack channel with 600 founders and a recruiting coordinator who left in q2. one founder called it "paying 20% carry for a linkedin connection."

Why Smart, Repeat Founders Are Less Likely to Raise from Mega Funds: "Smart founders look beyond just getting $10M quickly from a mega fund and ask what they are actually getting. We see many cases where the partner who backed the company leaves and the founder is suddenly orphaned inside the fund. Repeat founders especially understand this risk and look past the glitz of mega fund money." @gokulr Love to hear your thoughts on this @rabois @PalmerLuckey @tjparker @ilyasu @typesfast

@OfficialBBrooks This is worth a conversation let's have a chat.

I have a great founder in the healthcare industry that’s looking for early investors. Trying to make some intros for her, if you know any tag them or DM me.

@aliByteCode Put simply, you cooked. You thought the work was done just because you launched?

everyone says "just launch it" but once you launch you get 3 visitors 2 are your friends 1 is you checking analytics now what

@kirawontmiss Damn, prolly bro has more food in him than the lady he stole, the greed is biblical.

A woman says she will press charges and sue her neighbour after she allegedly caught him stealing her Uber Eats order 😬

@theandreboso talked to a founder last month. 14,000 free users. added paid tier at month 11. converted 3. not 3%. 3 people. turned out they'd optimized the entire product around people who had zero intention of ever paying. that's a 14-month rewrite to fix.

Imagine having a product with thousands of free users only to discover later than almost no one of them is willing to pay you anything. This happens more often than people are willing to admit and often to founders who raised money and chased growth at all costs. Launching a new product with a free plan only is not a good idea when you’re still looking for product/market fit.

@kirawontmiss cold outreach works but most founders dm the wrong list. guy raised $2M last month didn't message a single investor messaged 40 people who'd already said yes to deals like his. pre-committed beats cold every time.

Spiderman is the greatest superhero of all time and its not even close

@DraperVC talked to a founder yesterday. beautiful deck. 47 people on the cap table. asked how that happened. he said "we needed the help" the belief was there. the cleanup wasn't

Most investors look at the pitch deck first. We look at the person. Do they believe things are going to work out? We look for founders who leave it all on the field. The ones who don't panic when it looks bad. The ones who double down when others would fold. That's how you get through the J-curve in venture.

@boardyai every founder i know is still pitching like it's 2021. 400 decks out. 3 callbacks. 11 months later they're doing a bridge round at worse terms. VC didn't change the part where founders had leverage did.

I feel like VC is going to look super different in the next 5 years

@atShruti the ones who challenge your assumptions hardest are also the ones who ghost after 6 follow-ups. the real test: do they challenge you before the wire or after.

A founder once told me, "The best investors don't just wire money - they tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear." That only works when founders trust you're in their corner. When an investor challenges your assumptions, be grateful. It means they see your potential. • They want your company to win. • They care about you as a founder • They see what you're building before the market does. Great investors hold you accountable because they know that's how companies go from good to category-defining.

@MikeMacCombie six years running deal flow events and the pattern is: great company emerges in charlotte, gets passed around locally for 4 months, then someone's LP mentions it to their fund in sf and suddenly it's "discovered." the 4 month gap is where the real entry happens.

Many of the best pre-seed deals I've seen come from ecosystems most investors aren't plugged into yet. So we're building the room that changes that. Generous Ventures and Side Door Ventures are hosting our first collaborative Pre-Seed Investor Summit - May 13-14 in New York City. 100 curated investors and LPs. Two days. 80% investors, 20% LPs. 1:1 double opt-in matchmaking, shared meals, a live version of our longstanding deal flow sharing event, and a room deliberately built across ecosystems. We already have confirmed attendees from New York, San Francisco, LA, Austin, Miami, Chicago, and several other cities across the country. Here's what you attendees can expect to walk away with: -Real relationships with pre-seed investors from ecosystems outside your own -First looks at deal flow before it hits the main circuit -Genuine help for your portfolio companies through the people in the room -LP or GP relationships you didn't know you were missing I've been running monthly Pre-Seed Deal Flow community gatherings for over six years. One thing I keep seeing: great companies emerge out of ecosystems long before they reach the larger VC circuits. The investors who catch them early tend to have a friend in Austin who knows a founder in Miami that nobody on the coasts has heard of yet. That cross-regional connectivity is where a lot of the real deal flow lives - and it doesn't happen by accident. Pre-seed is still pretty siloed in each city. Investors who should know each other often don't. This summit is about changing that - and it's the natural next step from what we've already been building together. There will also be some surprises and a "Generosity Session," built around the idea that the best rooms tend to be the most generous ones. This is a community event more than a conference. This event is for investors (FOs, active angels, VCs, and LPs) that have a deep appreciation for the early stages. If we don't already know each other, I want to make sure you have an opportunity to apply to be here with us. Apply below - we'll get back to you within 72 hours if you are approved. forms.gle/JcBzRD2qcVuVhD…