I stopped taking meetings with founders who do this one thing.
They ask for a meeting without context.
"Let us chat about investment!"
No company description.
No funding stage.
No specific ask.
Why I Ignore Vague Meeting Requests from Founders
What It Tells Me
This tells me three things:
- You are spray-and-pray investors (and you might think I am one).
- You have not done a basic search or scan on what I do.
- You are wasting both our time.
The Fix
Just send a simple sentence about your company, one about your funding stage, and one about what you are looking to accomplish with the time we spend together.
Boom.
Meeting booked.
Conclusion
Lazy outreach gets lazy responses.
If you want to book a meeting with an investor, do your homework first.
A few sentences about your company, stage, and goals will get you further than a vague request ever will.