Investor update

A short regular email to investors covering metrics, progress, problems and specific asks.

Example

Monthly: MRR, burn, runway, what worked, what did not, and two named asks.

Send them even when the news is bad — especially then. Investors who hear from you monthly help; investors who hear from you only in a crisis panic.

Board of directors — The group legally responsible for overseeing the company on behalf of shareholders.
Governance — The rules and structures by which decisions get made and the company is held accountable.
Fundraising — The process of raising money by selling equity — preparing, building an investor list, taking meetings, diligence, term sheet and close.

The monthly reporting pack — Two pages, the same date every month, to investors and to yourself. What goes in it, what does not, and why the discipline outlives any single report. (11 min)
Isolation, and delivering bad news — Founding is structurally lonely, and telling people bad news early is a skill that protects the company as much as it protects you. (12 min)
Investor updates — A short monthly email that turns passive shareholders into people who actually help — and makes your next round dramatically easier. (10 min)