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Please please please keep all your investors in the loop after investment<\/h2>\n

I\u2019ve just invested $25K in your startup as part of your pre-seed round. It\u2019s not your biggest investment, but I could\u2019ve used that cash to take the family on a first-class vacation instead.<\/p>\n

So why did I invest?<\/p>\n

Of course, I hope it will provide a huge return someday. But experience tells me that investing in a pre-seed round, the odds of a serious return are in the single digits. And even if you do succeed beyond my wildest dreams, I\u2019ll be too old and decrepit to enjoy the windfall by the time you reach that big exit.<\/p>\n

If I was strictly looking at financial returns, the truth is I\u2019d be better off investing in S&P index funds or rental properties.<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s another reason I invest in startups in general and yours in particular. It\u2019s the driving force behind most angel investors. And it\u2019s the reason I personally invest in climatetech rather than SaaS, even though the odds of success are even lower.<\/p>\n

I invested in you because I believe in what you\u2019re doing. I want you to succeed. I want you to solve a problem that needs solving. And I personally want to be part of your journey.<\/p>\n

So what happens after I write you that check? For most of the startups that I\u2019ve invested in, after the SAFE is signed, the check cashed, and I\u2019m added to the cap table on Carta, I never hear from you again.<\/p>\n

Perhaps you send out a yearly update listing all your great accomplishments. For most startups, I don\u2019t even get that.<\/p>\n

When an email from you lands in my in-box, it\u2019s because you\u2019re running out of cash and are asking me for more money. Or you\u2019re being offered a really crappy deal from a bottom-tier VC that requires earlier investors to take a haircut. Only then do you send a hasty note asking for us to sign a docusign within the hour with little explanation.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t tell you just how frustrating this lack of communication is for early-stage investors.<\/p>\n

What Investors Want From Founders<\/h3>\n

We wrote a check to join your startup. Now we want to feel included. What does that mean? We want to be kept in the loop. We want to be part of the team. Tell us what\u2019s really going on. With full transparency instead of marketing fluff.<\/p>\n