Jason Yeh

I run open office hours for founders to get fundraising questions answered (totally free)

Prev: @greycroftvc @harvardhbs
Pod: @fundedpod
Now: @adamantfounders

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

1) Great founders with great fundraising skills
2) Bad founders with great fundraising skills
3) Great founders with bad fundraising skills

1's and 2's get funded. 3's do not, and it hurts to see.

That's the problem i'm trying to solve.

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

@DanDownsStartup 🫣

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

just landed in NYC.

what’s everyone’s must-get food when they’re in town?

mine is usually whatever the newest / hottest bagel shop is
but i need more ideas

side note: $150 uber into manhattan from the airport is completely insane

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

@danielzohan1 like any random cart?

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

@DanDownsStartup ya know, i appreciate the rec... and i know a lot of people would agree... but Xi'an never did it for me

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

@itunpredictable yep. def a show i never got into...

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

@itunpredictable ha durn it. i knew it had to be somethign like that

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

@jplat12 no kidding

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

massive pet peeve of mine is websites not having a custom favicon

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

still looking for more ideas!

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

ok landed on a crazy early flight. jet lagged but hungry. so going with an early seating here: https://t.co/TWDuXCzSp7

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

@smalter I usually don't even think and spend the Uber money but this was too hard. i went subway.

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

@tanayj good recs. We have popup in LA (i think?) apollo keeps coming up...going to have to try it.

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

the groundwork gets laid before the raise starts. rsvp here: Raising Capital: Calendar Density (Why/How) + Office Hours → https://t.co/q4CoXy2sqx

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

the best investor relationships start before you're raising. not with a pitch. with a no-pressure conversation.

"i'm not raising right now. but i think you'd have great perspective on what we're building."

that line removes the transaction. makes them a thinking partner instead of a target.

when you do raise they're not meeting a stranger asking for money. they're watching someone they already believe in.

progress in your company. relationships with investors. run them in parallel. always.

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

Investor Skydiving Part 2 (cold feet) - https://t.co/DBe9NchzB5

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

i came up with the analogy "Investor Skydiving" 4 years ago

excited to be able to present it to founders at NYTW on thursday. it still kills (link to essays in thread)

in 2022, i didn't have AI image models, but now i do.

these are so good. captures exactly the challenge founders are faced with haha

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

Investor Skydiving Part 1 (trust + excitement) - https://t.co/1Re7yRVobE

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

@ckneumann huh. hadn't thought of that. definitely tracks. that's really cool...

the impact of youtube is going to be fun to study

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

i used to be extremely confident in my Mario Kart skills. i know i was a killer back in the day

but things change

i talked a ton of shit to my 14yo niece and 11 yo nephew...and got absolutely smoked. i don't really know how or why.

adam, if you haven't played in a bit i'd be careful....

[Adam Draper ⏻ @AdamDraper]

If anyone can beat me in Mario Kart n64, I will fund their company.

1. They must have a company.
2. They must own an M64.
3. We must play head to head, and I need 24 hours notice.

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

we're solving this in real time at Raising Capital: Calendar Density (Why/How) + Office Hours: https://t.co/anup7XYmVm

[Jason Yeh @jayyeh]

asking a VC who passed on you for intros is a bad move

most founders do it anyway because they're out of options

not in your space and can't invest? the ask can work.

passed and could have invested? you're asking someone who already decided you weren't worth a check to vouch for you.

think about what that intro actually signals.