I met a guy last night that had a lot of success cold DM’ing angel investors over Linked In. I was shocked that this actually works. If it worked for him, I figure it worked for many, so if it has worked for you in the past, share your template.

And if you don’t have a template, but have a sense for what cold outreach to investors is like, would you give me some feedback on my DM? I assume that we’ve already connected and that they are investing in our industry. As you will see, I need the help haha

Hi [investor], great to connect! I run [company, what we do…etc] and we are starting to grow.

I’m reaching out to discuss how you got involved with [company in our space] and see if there’s any interest in working with us as well!

Let me know if you have some availability this or next week.

Or

Hi [Investor], I am reaching out because [affinities]. My company, [company name], is [one-liner]. We’re currently fundraising and I would love to get your feedback.

Then add some closing like “Best” or “Cheers.”

  • MrMistlighter@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    This will only work if you personalize. Do not go template.

    Do you trust the ‘guy’? If he holds up to scrutiny, why not invite him to a call and ask everthing about it?

    In my experience there’s a lot of bullshitting. When you do outrreach, always ask ‘whats in it for them?’. Cold doesnt mean generic, it should be focussed on something specific. I do outreach but hyperfocus on the value you can give then (is X of interest to you?) and make your CTA smaller. A call is a leap, start small and ask for permission to send something over.