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A few positive experiences I've had related to writing: 1) I used to write a lot on Quora. Being an engineer who can write made my future VC partners believe t
by lpolovets 7y ago
A few positive experiences I've had related to writing:
1) I used to write a lot on Quora. Being an engineer who can write made my future VC partners believe that I could do more than engineering. I'm pretty sure that building a decent readership base on Quora is what put me on my partners' radar in the first place.
2) Writing on my blog/Twitter/etc has helped put my name and my fund's name on more people's radars and generated a lot of leads for potential investments. As an introvert, writing has been an excellent solution to not wanting to go to networking events/dinners/etc. :)
On the startup side, writing/content marketing are great ways to get customers, especially for b2b companies. Having a strong product matters, but being able to articulate the product's value and your company's expertise through writing is incredibly helpful.
- frequentnapper 7y agoHow did you transition from Engineer to VC if you don't mind me asking?
- lpolovets 7y agoDo you mean how I got into the industry? How I learned to be a VC once I was in the industry? Something else?