AA 021: How do I get introductions to investors?

Welcome to the 21st podcast of the Ask Alex show! Today the question is “How do I get introductions to investors?”

In this podcast, we answer a something every founder of a startup is wondering on their path to getting funded. This is the longest podcast to date and we deal with:

• Do I need introductions to investors?
• Aren’t there exceptions?
• Never to use website application forms
• VCs want investible deals not dealflow
• What’s the real reason I need introductions to investors?
• Who are the best people to get introductions from?
• Does it always matter how close the relationship is to get an introduction?
• How borrowed credibility is how introductions to investors work
• What determines a good relationship with investors?
• Why you shouldn’t accept any offer to make an introduction!
• What are the sources of introductions to investors?
• Is one introduction to an investor enough?
• How do I find people to make an introduction?
• How do I ask for the introductions to the investor? The full process in detail

Shownotes

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