// The Biggest Mistake Founders Make

Numbers: A Study Over 30 Hours

655 - The number of people who followed me after someone wrote a post stating I am an investor.

46+ - The amount of DMs received ("+" is because there was back and forth with many of them)

39 - The number of people asking me for money.

30 - The amount of hours after the post.

3 - The number of calls booked on hubble.

0 - The number of cold pitches that met my thesis.

0 - The number of people who actually looked at my thesis (the first line in my bio and prominently featured on my website) before DMing me.

Takeaway:

In 30 hours, 39 people asked me for something I would never say "yes" to.

This happenstance post has inadvertently proved my theory that founders' biggest mistake is reaching out to investors who are not a match.

So, PLEASE, I beg of you, LOOK AT AN INVESTOR'S THESIS BEFORE WASTING YOUR TIME.

-- Yes, a copy-and-paste is a waste of your time.

-- Yes, "maybe it's changed/not updated/they'll be interested anyway" is a waste of your time.

-- Yes, "what's the harm in trying" is a waste of your time.

Save yourself the no.

And save investors’ time.