StartupList: The first startup gets funded

http://venturehacks.com/articles/startuplist-first-funding

by tdedecko • 16 years ago

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joshu5• 16 years ago

I'm on the list and have seen some interesting companies.

However, I also put my email address in the AngelList part, figuring, how bad could it be? ... pretty bad. I am now thinking of making a "how to pitch me via email" post.

nivi3• 16 years ago

Let me know if you write that post and I'll link to it. Thomas Korte (AngelList member) has his take here: http://thomaskorte.com/archive/how-to-cold-email

I've been surveying people on AngelList to see if they want to remove their e-mail address. So far, about 5 people have said "keep it" and 1 asked me to take it off.

joshu5• 16 years ago

I've also seen some interesting stuff, too. Nothing actionable.

I guess I want to see screenshots and actually get a hint of what they're doing and why it's interesting.

I get:

- request to come meet so they can tell me the Big Secret (can you just tell me so I can figure out if it's interesting?)

- no screenshots or link to prototype

- an understanding of what angels do (stop asking for a million dollars)

- pitching ideas very far away from what I invest in (multiple pet product pitches already)

Thomas's "catch me in person" via 4sq etc scares me. I even find referencing a joke I made on twitter somewhat creepy (it smashes the register frame.)

nivi3• 16 years ago

Just to be super-clear, in his first sentence ("interesting companies"), Josh is talking about StartupList where we send hand-picked startups to investors.

In the second sentence ("pretty bad"), Josh is talking about AngelList where anyone can contact him directly.

joshu5• 16 years ago

Yeah, though I got one possibly good one from direct contact.

StartupList: The first startup gets funded

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