People LOVE to dunk on VCs for all the different things they do that annoy founders.
And yeah, sometimes that criticism is totally warranted.
But I think it’s also important to point out when VCs do things in a founder-friendly, professional way.
Here’s a great example from something that happened just this week:
Jay over at m]x[v did something really simple but effective when I sent over a startup that’s raising their seed round. Instead of just scheduling a meeting, they shared this awesome summary of their fund with the founders. (It’s right above, if you’re loading images you’ll see it)
Here’s why it works:
- No presumptions. Even though m]x[v has this incredible team of experienced founders and operators, they don’t make you go digging for that info.
- Super specific about everything that matters: who they fund (B2B enterprise cloud companies), their check sizes ($500k-$1.5M), and their target ownership (5-10%). Gets all that homework out of the way upfront.
- They’re clear about how they help – from GTM and positioning to ICP and pricing. It’s not just vague “value-add” promises.
- Most VC’s don’t actually do this!
We’re planning to highlight more of these founder-friendly approaches in the coming weeks.
Shoot me a note if you have any to share and maybe we’ll feature it in an upcoming email. (Just hit ‘Reply’, I read everything you send my way.)
