Investor Outreach

1---2name: investor-outreach3description: Draft cold emails, warm intro blurbs, follow-ups, update emails, and investor communications for fundraising. Use when the user wants outreach to angels, VCs, strategic investors, or accelerators and needs concise, personalized, investor-facing messaging.4origin: ECC5---6 7# Investor Outreach8 9Write investor communication that is short, concrete, and easy to act on.10 11## When to Activate12 13- writing a cold email to an investor14- drafting a warm intro request15- sending follow-ups after a meeting or no response16- writing investor updates during a process17- tailoring outreach based on fund thesis or partner fit18 19## Core Rules20 211. Personalize every outbound message.222. Keep the ask low-friction.233. Use proof instead of adjectives.244. Stay concise.255. Never send copy that could go to any investor.26 27## Voice Handling28 29If the user's voice matters, run `brand-voice` first and reuse its `VOICE PROFILE`.30This skill should keep the investor-specific structure and ask discipline, not recreate its own parallel voice system.31 32## Hard Bans33 34Delete and rewrite any of these:35- "I'd love to connect"36- "excited to share"37- generic thesis praise without a real tie-in38- vague founder adjectives39- begging language40- soft closing questions when a direct ask is clearer41 42## Cold Email Structure43 441. subject line: short and specific452. opener: why this investor specifically463. pitch: what the company does, why now, and what proof matters474. ask: one concrete next step485. sign-off: name, role, and one credibility anchor if needed49 50## Personalization Sources51 52Reference one or more of:53- relevant portfolio companies54- a public thesis, talk, post, or article55- a mutual connection56- a clear market or product fit with the investor's focus57 58If that context is missing, state that the draft still needs personalization instead of pretending it is finished.59 60## Follow-Up Cadence61 62Default:63- day 0: initial outbound64- day 4 or 5: short follow-up with one new data point65- day 10 to 12: final follow-up with a clean close66 67Do not keep nudging after that unless the user wants a longer sequence.68 69## Warm Intro Requests70 71Make life easy for the connector:72- explain why the intro is a fit73- include a forwardable blurb74- keep the forwardable blurb under 100 words75 76## Post-Meeting Updates77 78Include:79- the specific thing discussed80- the answer or update promised81- one new proof point if available82- the next step83 84## Quality Gate85 86Before delivering:87- the message is genuinely personalized88- the ask is explicit89- the proof point is concrete90- filler praise and softener language are gone91- word count stays tight