3 resources from elizabethyin.com we point founders to, and the questions each answers.
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Why we picked it
Yin built a fund specifically for founders without the usual pedigree, and her blog is the most tactical writing on raising when you are outside the warm intro network. She treats fundraising as a series of dialogues and a numbers game of enough shots on goal. Exactly the mindset for when access is the bottleneck, not fit.
Why we picked it
Yin invests at the earliest stage and writes bluntly about what makes her back a team that bigger funds pass on. Her tactical posts show how to build momentum and proof when you are not yet an obvious bet. Read her to see the raise from the check-writer's seat.
Why we picked it
A working seed investor answers plainly whether you can build a huge company away from Silicon Valley, and where the real tradeoffs sit. It is honest about what distance costs you (some networks) and what it saves you (runway, focus, less noise). Read it to plan around the gaps instead of pretending they are not there.