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Michael Seibel

09/24/19

@ Y Combinator

Track the open rates of your emails to ensure that investors are actually seeing your message.

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How To Cold Email Investors - Michael Seibel

@ Y Combinator

How To Cold Email Investors - Michael Seibel

09/24/19

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Aaron Epstein

09/13/24

@ Y Combinator

Track and measure your email outreach to understand conversion rates and identify areas for improvement in your funnel.

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Aaron Epstein

09/13/24

@ Y Combinator

The highest return on investment for increasing email open rates comes from better targeting; sending 100 targeted emails is more effective than sending 1,000 untargeted emails.

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Michael Seibel

09/24/19

@ Y Combinator

Use a company email address that includes your name when reaching out to investors.

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Macy Mills

05/17/25

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Track the number of paying customers to measure growth; increasing customer acquisition rates can demonstrate to investors how quickly you're scaling.

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Michael Seibel

09/24/19

@ Y Combinator

Make your cold email to investors short enough to read in 60 seconds or less to ensure it gets read.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

11/27/24

@ Y Combinator

Personalize your outreach messages instead of copying generic templates. Ask yourself if you'd be excited to open your own message.

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David Rusenko

09/06/18

@ Y Combinator

Track the right metrics, focusing on returning usage, NPS, and paying customer renewal rates to gauge product market fit.

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Gustaf Alströmer

08/16/19

@ Y Combinator

When optimizing referral emails, ensure the sender is recognizable and the value proposition is clear to encourage opens and actions.

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Michael Seibel

09/24/19

@ Y Combinator

Keep your cold email to investors under 60 seconds for reading to increase the chances of a reply.