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How to Vet Investors Before Pitching: A Solo Founder's Workflow

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

A solo founder shares a systematic workflow for vetting investors before pitching, based on a costly mistake. The process focuses on four key questions: recency of investments, stage fit, public statements, and warm introduction quality. Tools like MentionFox can help map relationship graphs efficiently.

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This practical guide highlights a common founder blind spot—investor research as filtering, not just background—but its advice is most valuable for early-stage founders, not a universal truth.
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