How often should I update investors, and does it help me raise the next round?
Monthly at seed and early stage, moving to quarterly as you mature, and yes, consistent updates directly warm up your next round. Investors who've watched your metrics climb for a year decide fast when you go out to raise. The update habit is compounding fundraising groundwork, not busywork.
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The most practical guide to investor updates, from a company that exists purely to help founders send them. Concrete structure plus real templates you can copy this month.
Turns the a16z metrics framework into a concrete, reportable template so your investor updates carry the numbers investors actually want. Great bridge between knowing metrics and reporting them consistently.