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Why Startups Are Adding Podcasts to Investor Updates
Lucas and Luna explore a surprising trend in startup fundraising: founders are launching private podcasts for their investor updates instead of writing long email newsletters. They discuss a recent survey by DocSend showing that investor update open rates have dropped to 32%, and how audio-first updates are seeing engagement rates above 70%. Lucas shares the story of a SaaS startup that raised its Series A with a weekly audio update for its lead investors, and Luna challenges whether this scales beyond a handful of backers. They also touch on how the rise of AI-generated voice clones might…
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