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"https://elizabethyin.com/2018/03/30/the-state-of-q2-2018-pre-seed-seed-stage-fundraising-part-1-crypto-version/", "published_at": "2018-03-30T19:23:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54c-f5fc-71c9-b4ba-e313a015216d", "title": "Surprising findings from our 2017 investments", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2018/03/02/surprising-findings-from-our-2017-investments/", "published_at": "2018-03-02T20:03:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54c-f5fc-71c9-b4ba-e313a0d16208", "title": "How I invest as a pre-seed investor", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2018/02/12/how-i-invest-as-a-pre-seed-investor/", "published_at": "2018-02-12T17:39:16+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54c-f5fc-71c9-b4ba-e313a0e1dd4b", "title": "The downfall of middlemen businesses", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2018/02/02/the-downfall-of-middlemen-businesses/", "published_at": "2018-02-02T04:28:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54c-f5fc-71c9-b4ba-e313a1a75fef", "title": "What early stage fundraising in 2018 looks like", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2018/01/24/what-early-stage-fundraising-in-2018-looks-like/", "published_at": "2018-01-24T01:54:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54c-f5fc-71c9-b4ba-e313a1e78da8", "title": "On building a meritocracy in our startup ecosystem", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2018/01/11/on-building-a-meritocracy-in-our-startup-ecosystem/", "published_at": "2018-01-11T11:56:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54c-f5fc-71c9-b4ba-e313a2b5f731", "title": "How ICOs will level the playing field for entrepreneurs", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2017/09/10/how-icos-will-level-the-playing-field-for-entrepreneurs/", "published_at": "2017-09-10T02:03:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54c-f5fc-71c9-b4ba-e313a2ca6a2e", "title": "Welcome to the Era of Decentralization", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2017/08/08/welcome-to-the-era-of-decentralization/", "published_at": "2017-08-08T14:17:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c555-727b-73bf-a825-b696a84a4964", "title": "If your VC meeting feels like it went well, it really didn’t…", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2017/07/31/if-your-vc-meeting-feels-like-it-went-well-it-really-didnt/", "published_at": "2017-07-31T22:38:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c555-727b-73bf-a825-b696a8b1218a", "title": "Speaking up about sexual harassment is hard. But we must start a new chapter.", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2017/06/26/speaking-up-about-sexual-harassment-is-hard-but-we-must-start-a-new-chapter/", "published_at": "2017-06-26T17:17:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c555-727b-73bf-a825-b696a947ef35", "title": "The ideal email deck", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2017/06/06/the-ideal-email-deck/", "published_at": "2017-06-06T22:23:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c555-727b-73bf-a825-b696aa243ed3", "title": "When is the best time to pitch an investor?", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2017/04/16/when-is-the-best-time-to-pitch-an-investor/", "published_at": "2017-04-16T15:16:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c555-727b-73bf-a825-b696aa659c57", "title": "Trust starts at 100% and goes down", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2017/04/09/trust-starts-at-100-and-goes-down/", "published_at": "2017-04-09T17:51:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c555-727b-73bf-a825-b696aad65f2c", "title": "On differentiation", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2017/03/19/on-differentiation/", "published_at": "2017-03-19T23:04:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c555-727b-73bf-a825-b696aba5d6b4", "title": "How to close investors", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2017/03/05/how-to-close-investors/", "published_at": "2017-03-05T21:40:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c555-727b-73bf-a825-b696ac773a2b", "title": "Always be pitching", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2017/02/20/always-be-pitching/", "published_at": "2017-02-20T04:19:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c555-727b-73bf-a825-b696acfb61cf", "title": "11 Fundraising Secrets from 1600 Startups: My SaaStr talk", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2017/02/12/11-fundraising-secrets-from-1600-startups-my-saastr-talk/", "published_at": "2017-02-12T18:16:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c555-727b-73bf-a825-b696adf8c76f", "title": "Tops-down, bottoms-up investors", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2017/02/06/tops-down-bottoms-up-investors/", "published_at": "2017-02-06T02:12:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55d-c86f-70da-a9be-5bada4293b8b", "title": "How should investors combat their unconscious biases?", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2017/01/22/how-should-investors-combat-their-unconscious-biases/", "published_at": "2017-01-22T21:07:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55d-c86f-70da-a9be-5bada45724c5", "title": "The one secret that Micro VCs keep when they reject a startup", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2017/01/16/the-one-secret-that-micro-vcs-keep-when-they-reject-a-startup/", "published_at": "2017-01-16T23:35:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55d-c86f-70da-a9be-5bada54ae82c", "title": "Moving your company from the pre-seed to seed stage", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2017/01/09/moving-your-company-from-the-pre-seed-to-seed-stage/", "published_at": "2017-01-09T21:45:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55d-c86f-70da-a9be-5bada6313fda", "title": "Why you shouldn’t (always) hire that Stanford Engineer", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2017/01/08/why-you-shouldnt-always-hire-that-stanford-engineer/", "published_at": "2017-01-08T01:39:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55d-c86f-70da-a9be-5bada6f05bee", "title": "A primer on convertible notes, convertible securities, and equity", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2017/01/04/a-primer-on-convertible-notes-convertible-securities-and-equity/", "published_at": "2017-01-04T18:09:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55d-c86f-70da-a9be-5bada7428908", "title": "Happy 2017! Some shoutouts and new goals", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2017/01/01/happy-2017-some-shoutouts-and-new-goals/", "published_at": "2017-01-01T22:14:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55d-c86f-70da-a9be-5bada76e95ff", "title": "Dear elizy: How much should I pay myself at my startup?", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2016/12/18/dear-elizy-how-much-should-i-pay-myself-at-my-startup/", "published_at": "2016-12-18T15:01:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55d-c86f-70da-a9be-5bada795f247", "title": "Introducing: Ask a New Investor", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2016/11/28/introducing-ask-a-new-investor/", "published_at": "2016-11-28T00:20:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55d-c86f-70da-a9be-5bada850ff87", "title": "How do VCs measure their success (and why should you care)?", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2016/11/13/how-do-vcs-measure-their-success-and-why-you-should-care/", "published_at": "2016-11-13T12:38:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55d-c86f-70da-a9be-5bada86b4c05", "title": "Dear elizy: I’m a solo founder…do VCs fund solo founders?", "url": "https://elizabethyin.com/2016/11/11/dear-elizy-im-a-solo-founderdo-vcs-fund-solo-founders/", "published_at": "2016-11-11T19:07:46+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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2026

The wide path: Why most current valuation dynamics are not here to stay (and what will)original ↗

24 Apr 2026

2025

Expanding our investment team at Hustle Fund original ↗

4 Dec 2025

We’ve hit 10,000 Angel Squad applications (+win a guest pass)original ↗

8 Apr 2025

How I created a 50+ page comic book with no artistic talent in a couple of weeks original ↗

1 Apr 2025

The Artificial Intelligence Driven Future: Who Wins and Who Loses?original ↗

14 Feb 2025

DeepSeek Disruption: AI, NVIDIA, and the Future of Venture Capital original ↗

29 Jan 2025

2024

2000+ angel investors and growing!original ↗

27 Aug 2024

Data on how we invest at Hustle Fund original ↗

19 Aug 2024

Do you set up your exit before you start your company?original ↗

2 May 2024

Introducing Raise Millions original ↗

2 Feb 2024

I’m becoming a cartoonist…with AI original ↗

22 Jan 2024

2023

I’m (still) not crushing it original ↗

5 May 2023

The challenges of growth: where startups struggle and how to fix them original ↗

4 Apr 2023

What Does the Near Future of Artificial Intelligence Look Like and What Should I Build?original ↗

27 Mar 2023

Leadership during a crisis original ↗

11 Mar 2023

The Return of Camp Hustle original ↗

12 Jan 2023

My first trip to Vietnam original ↗

9 Jan 2023

2022

Happy 5th birthday Hustle Fund!original ↗

29 Sept 2022

Some reflections on turning 40 original ↗

16 Aug 2022

What if everything goes right with crypto?original ↗

6 Apr 2022

2021

The New Era of Media Companies original ↗

25 Sept 2021

The Rise of the Decentralized Startup original ↗

19 Sept 2021

A reflection on our mission original ↗

8 Sept 2021

Introducing Angel Squad: enabling the next 10k angel investors original ↗

10 May 2021

How we tripled our first VC fund to raise a $33.6M Fund 2 original ↗

22 Feb 2021

2020

Thank you, Tony original ↗

28 Nov 2020

The myths of follow-on investing debunked original ↗

27 Oct 2020

Happy 3rd birthday Hustle Fund!original ↗

3 Oct 2020

Writing copy: How to pick an enemy?original ↗

24 Sept 2020

Should you include financials in a pre-seed startup pitch deck?original ↗

22 Sept 2020

3 Marketing Funnel Examples original ↗

12 Sept 2020

Why I can no longer lift laundry detergent original ↗

12 Jul 2020

Why marketing is eating the world original ↗

30 Jun 2020

Marketing funnels in simple terms original ↗

22 Jun 2020

Three marketing terms you should know explained in simple terms original ↗

15 Jun 2020

On Power Constructs original ↗

1 Jun 2020

Why VCs are obsessed with Unicorn companies? (HINT: let’s do the math together)original ↗

20 May 2020

Here’s why understanding switching costs is crucial to good product strategy original ↗

1 May 2020

Operating in tough times original ↗

11 Apr 2020

Finding purpose and mission in bleak times original ↗

22 Mar 2020

2019

Can you build a unicorn business outside the Silicon Valley?original ↗

30 Aug 2019

The rise of the global first startup original ↗

25 Aug 2019

What questions will early stage VCs ask you?original ↗

16 Aug 2019

Some thoughts on balancing family and a startup original ↗

9 Aug 2019

When is the right time to approach a VC?original ↗

31 Jul 2019

How to think about different types of funding for your early stage startup original ↗

19 Jul 2019

How to close angel investors original ↗

30 Jun 2019

Thoughts on our 10 year wedding anniversary original ↗

13 Jun 2019

How do VCs make money?original ↗

7 Jun 2019

To SAFE or Not to SAFE?original ↗

31 May 2019

The #1 thing most people do wrong when they fundraise original ↗

22 May 2019

15 Annoying Things that VCs say or ask (and how to think about them)original ↗

17 May 2019

Some thoughts on building wealth original ↗

10 May 2019

Why I don’t (usually) meet startups in person original ↗

8 Mar 2019

How to build a big marketplace original ↗

27 Feb 2019

An analysis of going from $0 to $1m revenue in 1 month original ↗

19 Feb 2019

Learnings from a 6x angel investment portfolio original ↗

14 Feb 2019

5 startup opportunities that will be big in 2019 original ↗

9 Feb 2019

2018

How I raised my $11.5m VC fund original ↗

19 Dec 2018

Should you raise money or bootstrap?original ↗

18 Oct 2018

A dumb American’s perspective on investing in Southeast Asia original ↗

28 Sept 2018

It’s actually hard to hustle original ↗

6 Sept 2018

Pre-seed is the new seed original ↗

31 Aug 2018

Why an investor rejection isn’t a knock on you original ↗

16 Aug 2018

The #1 thing successful founders think about for their next startups original ↗

8 Aug 2018

11 Things I’ve learned from running a micro VC in the last year original ↗

24 Jul 2018

How to raise money from friends and family original ↗

16 Jul 2018

Why I invest outside Silicon Valley original ↗

6 Jul 2018

How an event led to multimillions of dollars in product revenue original ↗

29 Jun 2018

What problems do I want to fund and solve?original ↗

19 Jun 2018

Are you an investment or an option?original ↗

23 May 2018

Seed rounds are dead original ↗

17 May 2018

The state of Q2 2018 pre-seed/seed-stage fundraising: Part 1 – Crypto version original ↗

30 Mar 2018

Surprising findings from our 2017 investments original ↗

2 Mar 2018

How I invest as a pre-seed investor original ↗

12 Feb 2018

The downfall of middlemen businesses original ↗

2 Feb 2018

What early stage fundraising in 2018 looks like original ↗

24 Jan 2018

On building a meritocracy in our startup ecosystem original ↗

11 Jan 2018

2017

How ICOs will level the playing field for entrepreneurs original ↗

10 Sept 2017

Welcome to the Era of Decentralization original ↗

8 Aug 2017

If your VC meeting feels like it went well, it really didn’t…original ↗

31 Jul 2017

Speaking up about sexual harassment is hard. But we must start a new chapter.original ↗

26 Jun 2017

The ideal email deck original ↗

6 Jun 2017

When is the best time to pitch an investor?original ↗

16 Apr 2017

Trust starts at 100% and goes down original ↗

9 Apr 2017

On differentiation original ↗

19 Mar 2017

How to close investors original ↗

5 Mar 2017

Always be pitching original ↗

20 Feb 2017

11 Fundraising Secrets from 1600 Startups: My SaaStr talk original ↗

12 Feb 2017

Tops-down, bottoms-up investors original ↗

6 Feb 2017

How should investors combat their unconscious biases?original ↗

22 Jan 2017

The one secret that Micro VCs keep when they reject a startup original ↗

16 Jan 2017

Moving your company from the pre-seed to seed stage original ↗

9 Jan 2017

Why you shouldn’t (always) hire that Stanford Engineer original ↗

8 Jan 2017

A primer on convertible notes, convertible securities, and equity original ↗

4 Jan 2017

Happy 2017! Some shoutouts and new goals original ↗

1 Jan 2017

2016

Dear elizy: How much should I pay myself at my startup?original ↗

18 Dec 2016

Introducing: Ask a New Investor original ↗

28 Nov 2016

How do VCs measure their success (and why should you care)?original ↗

13 Nov 2016

Dear elizy: I’m a solo founder…do VCs fund solo founders?original ↗

11 Nov 2016