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This is our first newsletter, if you can’t remember who we are or why you’re getting this then start with item #1 IfWeRaise mission reminder!
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IfWeRaise mission reminder
What’s new…? Advisors, website, events! 🚀
Welcome new angel advisors
Upcoming IfWeRaise events
Four useful resources
IfWeRaise mission reminder
The IfWeRaise mission (context blog) is to create fairer access to the startup ecosystem for underserved founders. We know that better access to knowledge and network is fundamental to improving access to capital.
We handpick our angel advisors because we know that by leveraging their knowledge and network early-stage founders can move faster. The role of the IfWeRaise platform is to facilitate and amplify those founder/angel advisor relationships.
We currently do that through:
Members-only RoundTable events, giving direct access to experts
Monthly traction updates from our founders, shared with our angel advisors
Our Slack platform where founders and the IfWeRaise team collaborate
Deck reviews from experienced investors
What’s new…? Advisors, website, events! Moar! 🚀
I think Hattie and I are the only IfWeRaise assets that haven’t been updated, renovated, or entirely rebuilt in the last few weeks.
We’ve launched our new website to give founders (and angel advisors) a much clearer sense of what we do and how we do it
Our ongoing event series for Founders is up and running (Eventbrite listings), we’ll be bringing in subject matter experts to demystify common topics every fortnight
Our Founder Resource Library on Notion is available to everyone, not just members
Welcome new angel advisors
“Unreal angels by the way 👏”
The feedback I got from someone when I shared the new IfWeRaise advisor list with them, I couldn’t have put it better myself. If you know an experienced angel, VC, or operator who is mission-aligned and can support our founder members then introductions are very welcome.
A huge thank you to all of our angel advisors and especially our own advisor Andy Ayim MBE, founder of Angel Investing School who has been both an inspiration and a rock from day one.
Upcoming free IfWeRaise events
In addition to our member-only events, we are offering free knowledge-sharing events open to all founders.
Financial models that investors will love, and founders can actually use!
17 April 2023 1PM with Kayode Odeleye (online)
Fundraising 101: Get started with confidence
24 April 2023 12PM with Sam Simpson (online)
Follow our Eventbrite page to get automatically notified about future events
Four useful resources
Article of the week
MVP is a State of Mind, not a Version Number
I always like to think of the concept in terms of “how can I experiment with delivering customer value using a minimal amount of resources?
Resource of the week
The Alternative Funding Guide - a really good guide by Considered Capital and Founders Factory
Interview of the week
The Angel Investing School Show - Building Angel Investing School - Andy Ayim MBE and Sebuh Mesfin share their backgrounds growing up in London and the AIS origin story
Podcast of the week
Not My First Guess with Hattie Willis feat. Joyeeta Das: How thinking like a monk can make you a better founder
Final ask 👀
Please share the newsletter with any founders or angel advisors you think would be interested.
Cheers
Tim and Hattie