investor-outreach

SKILL.md

Investor Outreach

Write investor communication that is short, concrete, and easy to act on.

When to Activate

writing a cold email to an investor

drafting a warm intro request

sending follow-ups after a meeting or no response

writing investor updates during a process

tailoring outreach based on fund thesis or partner fit

Core Rules

Personalize every outbound message.

Keep the ask low-friction.

Use proof instead of adjectives.

Stay concise.

Never send copy that could go to any investor.

Voice Handling

If the user's voice matters, run brand-voice first and reuse its VOICE PROFILE.
This skill should keep the investor-specific structure and ask discipline, not recreate its own parallel voice system.

Hard Bans

Delete and rewrite any of these:

"I'd love to connect"

"excited to share"

generic thesis praise without a real tie-in

vague founder adjectives

begging language

soft closing questions when a direct ask is clearer

Cold Email Structure

subject line: short and specific

opener: why this investor specifically

pitch: what the company does, why now, and what proof matters

ask: one concrete next step

sign-off: name, role, and one credibility anchor if needed

Personalization Sources

Reference one or more of:

relevant portfolio companies

a public thesis, talk, post, or article

a mutual connection

a clear market or product fit with the investor's focus

If that context is missing, state that the draft still needs personalization instead of pretending it is finished.

Follow-Up Cadence

Default:

day 0: initial outbound

day 4 or 5: short follow-up with one new data point

day 10 to 12: final follow-up with a clean close

Do not keep nudging after that unless the user wants a longer sequence.

Warm Intro Requests

Make life easy for the connector:

explain why the intro is a fit

include a forwardable blurb

keep the forwardable blurb under 100 words

Post-Meeting Updates

Include:

the specific thing discussed

the answer or update promised

one new proof point if available

the next step

Quality Gate

Before delivering:

the message is genuinely personalized

the ask is explicit

the proof point is concrete

filler praise and softener language are gone

word count stays tight