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This week, focus on these concrete tactics for your pre-seed round:
* **Build a data room checklist** and assign team members to finalize each document [1].
* **Draft your "one metric" update email** and a 3-bullet email celebrating a recent win. You'll use these weekly [1].
* **Map out your dream 2-week meeting sprint** by blocking out 20 one-hour slots on a calendar and identifying who you'd put in each slot [1].
* **Identify and vet your Tier 1 investors** – the 5 partners you'd most want to lead your round [1].
* **Prepare to raise all the money you can** and understand the right investors for your business, focusing on those aligned with your mission and vision [6].
* **Cover essential costs** like incorporating the business, hiring critical team members, or developing your product/service [7].
* **Create excitement** to make investors "fall in love" with your opportunity, as pre-seed investors often invest because they believe in you [7].
