A VC Got 2,718 Pitches Last Month — Here's How Not to Be Noise
MartinGTobias · x · 2026-11-05
VC Martin Tobias shares how to stand out in a pile of 2,718 monthly pitches: lead with traction in the first sentence, include a customer quote that sounds like real pain, and get a warm intro from a founder the VC backed. Avoid "disrupting a $40B TAM," 25-slide decks with no ask, and "AI-native" as your whole pitch. Volume is up; attention isn't.
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