After investing in startups: How I help founders

After investing in a startup, here’s how I help founders:

– Do business development work (find clients, help close deals)
– Share feedback (product, strategy, plans, big decisions, etc.)
– Encourage the founder to respond proactively to challenges (stalemate, short runway)
– React to investor updates, requests, emails, etc.
– Proactively share market intel
– Help with raising the next round (plan the raise, help with pitch deck, share my VC Rolodex)
– Find people who are better positioned to assist with any of the above than I am
– Finally, host a founder hotline, picking up the phone when it rings