In this conversation, Chris discusses the challenges of cold emailing investors and emphasizes the importance of building relationships for successful fundraising. He shares insights from interviews with investors, highlighting that cold outreach is largely ineffective. Instead, he provides practical steps for founders to connect with investors through warm introductions and leveraging their networks, particularly on platforms like LinkedIn. Chris encourages founders to focus on specific areas of expertise and to make it easy for their connections to help them.

Chapters

00:00 The Intro

00:06 Cold Intros Suck

02:32 Building Relationships for Fundraising

05:40 Practical Steps for Warm Introductions

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