Investor Readiness Coaching Program
Don't pitch your startup until you're ready.
Stop wasting time overbuilding your pitch or pursuing the wrong investors.
Target the investors who align with your startup. Build the signals they seek.
Then approach the investors with readiness and confidence.
It’s All About Investor Readiness
Your pursuit of investor funding begins with achieving investor readiness. Which means understanding the signals that investors seek.
You are less likely to get attention or funding if you don’t address these signals in your pitch deck or narrative.
The challenge is that most investors won’t take the time to provide feedback on your pitch or follow-up with you to ask more questions. You may get some assessments from accelerator programs or pitch competitions, if you’re fortunate.
Otherwise, you may continue to struggle with a trial and error approach, which wastes valuable time and resources.
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Investor Readiness Coaching Program
Welcome to the Investor Readiness Coaching Program.
This program is an extension of the Investor Readiness Framework (IRF).
The IRF was designed as a step-by-step approach to help pre-seed founders like you improve your ability to attract investors and obtain funding.
Investor Readiness Framework
The Investor Readiness Framework, also known as the 5S Framework, consists of 5 Phases: State, Strategy, Signals, Story and System.
The IRF reduces your risk of pitching investors before you’re ready. Â
This is more than simply learning how to pitch. This is about adopting a systematic approach to attracting investors and fundraising.
Unlike frameworks built for pitch formatting or polishing, the IRF helps you translate your pitch into investor-ready communications.
The goal is to transform how investors perceive your business and your risk, from "too early" to "must meet," through systematic signal and narrative building.
Who Is This Best For
Pre-seed founders who want guided and comprehensive support to becoming investor-ready.
How I Can Help
I help pre-seed founders close the gap between pitch slides and investor signals that get attention and funding.
What's Included
The coaching program includes resources, pitch analysis and live 1:1 coaching.
We’ll use these during our Orientation session
- Investor Readiness Self-Assessment – Starting point. Score your pitch objectively.
- Investor Thesis Alignment Finder – Prevents wasted effort. Match the right investors.
- Common Pitch Mistakes Cheat Sheet – Lists common pitch mistakes and fixes.
Additional Resources
We’ll use these as appropriate during our coaching sessions.
- Pitch Topic Checklist – Divides pitch building into 3 iterative steps.
- 7 Core Investor Questions – Understand the critical questions investors ask.
- Investor Signal Checklist – Map all 12 topics to investor signals and red flags.
- Strategic Narrative Builder – Step-by-step method to build a compelling narrative.
- Objection Preemption Framework – Common objections and resolving strategies.
- Warm Intro Playbook – Focus on warm intros to dramatically improve your success.
- Investor Pipeline Manager – Avoid chaos. Treat fundraising as a discipline.
Note: These resources will continue to be modified or expanded for ongoing founder value.
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- Fine-tuned with focused, investor-grade pitch guidance
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- Customized analysis, scores, and recommended fixes
- Optimized for what investors want to see in pitch decks
Coaching Sessions
Live 1:1 coaching sessions (60 min each)
- Session 1: Diagnostic deep-dive + priority setting
- Session 2: Investor signals + risk mitigation
- Session 3: Pitch and narrative review
- Session 4: Investor targeting and preparation
- Additional Sessions: Customized for your startup
Milestones & Accountability:
Weekly or biweekly chats to highlight progress
GET IN TOUCH TODAYExpected Outcomes:
- Clear diagnosis of your pitch gaps
- Understanding why investors hesitate
- Specific guidance on how to fix your pitch
- Clear, coherent story that reduces investor risk
- Improvement in scoring to achieve readiness
- Understand which investors to target
- Confidence to start investor conversations
