Also: email from a founder, don't use a "investment banker", or other intermediary. Don't insist on a phone call or in-person meeting as the next step. If yo

Also: email from a founder, don't use a "investment banker", or other intermediary. Don't insist on a phone call or in-person meeting as the next step. If you can't explain it with email, video, etc. to an investor, you'll have a hard time explaining it to customers. Use bios, Angellist, Crunchbase, etc. to profile investor prospects. Don't email a tech investor a movie pitch, unless you have a very unique connection to that investor. Don't insist on an NDA (yes, it still happens)