Twitter for Startups & Investors Interested in Funding For more events: https://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Angel Follow Aleksey Weyman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alekseyweyman When a Startup is seeking funding, they need to find Investors who match them. When an investor is seeking to fund a company, they need to be discoverable. One of the key industries that has figured out how to use twitter is the Angel Investment and Venture Capital communities. While you can find investors on Linkedin, you get a chance to learn much more about them by what they engage with on Twitter. Learn how to discover and be discovered on Twitter in the context of Startup Fundraising. How do you use Twitter as part of your process of building relationships in the startup ecosystem? Aleksey (Aleks) Weyman is a business owner and independent contractor with six years of hands-on experience in the music entertainment, published writing and SaaS industries.

1. Twitter for Startups &
Investors involved in
Fundraising
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Website: alekseyweyman.com

2. 1. Table of Contents
Twitter for Startups & Investors
➔ Questions that need answers?
Startups and new / est. investors.
➔ How to find the right people?
Technical strategy to save you time.
➔ Who should you follow?
Specific key individuals to look into.
➔ Engagement Tips
Here’s what you should do now.

3. REQUIRED CREDENTIAL SLIDE..
● Amazon Web Services - Twitter Support:
○ Fluent in the platform.
● Millennial Moderator - Founder
○ Finding readers & writers on Twitter.
● Freelance - Brand Strategy & Marketing:
○ Creating communities, answering Q’s.
● University of Washington
○ Technology Innovation Management.
Twitter/Facebook/Instagram: @alekseyweyman
Website: alekseyweyman.com

4. Question and Answers
What can Twitter bring to startups, new investors and est investors?
➔ Startups can engage angel group accounts.
Connect with founders for application, see other companies that have earned funding.
➔ New investors can watch and learn from pro investors.
Active angels tweet a lot. What’s their process? Which angel groups are active?
➔ Established investors can connect for market trends.
Catch wind of new trends for better investments, watch other investors spend their money.

5. - Startup: How do I get
started with funding?
- Investors (n): What are
best practices? What kind
of companies to fund?
- Investors (e): What are
other investors paying
attention to??

6. 1. Table of Contents
Twitter for Startups & Investors
➔ Questions that need answers?
Startups and new / est. investors.
➔ How to find the right people?
Technical strategy to save you time.
➔ Who should you follow?
Specific key individuals to look into.
➔ Engagement Tips
Here’s what you should do now.

7. How to Find People
Technical steps and strategies to save time / maximize results.
➔ Explore hashtags and keywords - filter (startups)
Search relevant hashtags and keywords, filter by location, account, recent.
➔ Check who an account engages with / follows (n investors)
Check account replies, mentions. Check who they follow and who follows them.
➔ Comment on posts - people will find you back (e investors)
Find trending posts and leave a comment, people will be inclined to respond or follow you.

8. - Startup: Explore keywords
with search operators.
Hashtags that are active.
- Investors (n): Explore
angel group follower,
mentions, etc.
- Investors (e): Who are
they engaging with?
Check account profiles.

9. 1. Table of Contents
Twitter for Startups & Investors
➔ Questions that need answers?
Startups and new / est. investors.
➔ How to find the right people?
Technical strategy to save you time.
➔ Who should you follow?
Specific key individuals to look into.
➔ Engagement Tips
Here’s what you should do now.

10. Who to Follow?
Specific individuals to get each group started. (Twitter links in note)
➔ Startups should follow angel groups and investors.
Any account that talks about the process of funding startups.
➔ Investors (n) should follow angel groups and investors (e).
Established investors, ange groups, and perhaps startups even.
➔ Investors (e) should follow angel groups and startups.
Other investors around the world, industry leaders, angel groups, and startups.

11. - Startup: Angel groups that
actively help startups get
funding.
- Investors (n): Investors (e)
who share info about due
diligence.
- Investors (e): Angel
groups who actively run
programs / share
startups.

12. 1. Table of Contents
Twitter for Startups & Investors
➔ Questions that need answers?
Startups and new / est. investors.
➔ How to find the right people?
Technical strategy to save you time.
➔ Who should you follow?
Specific key individuals to look into.
➔ Engagement Tips
Here’s what you should do now.

13. Engagement Tips
Here’s what you should do now..
➔ Startups for engaging angel groups and investors (seeking funding)
Follow, ask questions on posts (they usually like to share), attend events.
➔ Investors (n) for engaging angel groups and investors (e)
Ask about behaviors of investors, what are they doing? Attend events.
➔ Investors (e) for engaging investors and angel groups
Comment feedback on investors, discover new angel groups to join, attend events.

14. - Startup: Follow groups /
investors and ask
questions about funding.
- Investors (n): Ask about
behaviors of investors,
monitor their stories.
- Investors (e): Comment on
other investors and
groups- see what they’re
doing.

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