Hey {{first_name|default:there}}, it’s Vadim 👋
Is it just me or does mid-August show no signs of slowing down? 😮💨
There are happy hours, virtual meets, and I feel like if I blink, I miss 5 new headlines.
I’m definitely not complaining (it’s been great having a full social calendar), but if this is setting the pace for the rest of the year, then I feel we should brace ourselves :)
Which is why today I’d like to pick up where we left off last week - gauging the quality, and quantity of your investors.
As a refresher, last week we talked about the five ways your investor list may be lying to you - ways that funds on your list were never the ones that were going to write you a check, no matter how polished your deck was.
That was the quality side of the list.
Today, I’d like to talk about quantity.
After all, if you’re after quality investors (as you should be), how many “good” investors are genuinely out there? And how should you go about sourcing your list to make sure it survives contact with reality when you actually run your fundraise?
That’s what we’ll dig into today.
🧭 Here’s what we’ll cover:
Why a “good” investor list can still leave you stuck
The real, evidence-backed number of meetings it takes to close a seed round
Why a 40-50 name list gives you zero margin for normal attrition
Five places to find investors most founders overlook
Why your list needs to keep growing even after outreach starts
And more!
Let's dive in!