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Venture Capital 101 : The Guide for Everything you Need

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- Venture Capital 101 : The Guide for Everything you Need to Know
- Table of Contents
- What is Venture Capital?
  Venture Hierarchy
  Who Invests Where
  Funding Stages
  How Do VCs Make Money
- On Breaking into Venture Capital
  What VC Look For: Skills You Should Have
  Where Should I Work?
  On Sourcing Companies
  How To: Source Startups
  How to Cold Outreach a Founder (Template)
  On Writing Investment Memos
  How To: Write an Investment Memo
  Investment Memo Template
  On Evaluating Companies/ Due Diligence
  How To: Evaluate Startups
  Building a Brand
  On Finding A Venture Job/Internship
  Venture Job Board
  Venture Capital Cold Outreach (Template)
  Venture Scouting & Fellowships
  How to Ace the Venture Interview
- Congrats! You Got the Job - What to Expect & How to Succeed
  Venture Compensation $$$
  How to Prepare for Your 1st Day on the Job
  A Day in the Life of a VC
- Templates, Resource, Podcasts & More
  Templates
  Investor Deal Flow CRM Template
  Personal CRM Template
  How to Cold Outreach a Founder (Template)
  Venture Capital Cold Outreach (Template)
  Resources & Links
  Venture Capital Terms 101

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How to Cold Outreach a Founder (Template)

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How to Cold Outreach a Founder (Template)

A template for how to cold outreach a founder via email.

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Feel free to copy this and use it in a format you want when you are doing founder outreach.

Hi!

My name is [name here] and I am an investor at [fund] here. Our fund invests in (industry here) and typically invests in (profile into the types of founders or companies you invest in).

I was interested in chatting to hear about what you are building because (one - two sentences on why you want to talk to them & their company.

I would love to schedule a call with you to learn about yourself and your company and see if it could be a fit at our fund.

Best,

[name]

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