Investor Update (Monthly)

# Investor Update — [Month YYYY]

**Company:** [NAME]
**Sent:** [DATE]
**Runway:** [X months] · **Cash on hand:** $[X]

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## Headline
*One sentence. The most important thing this month.*

> [Example: "Closed our first enterprise customer at $48k ACV; product roadmap shifts to support multi-seat deployments next quarter."]

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## Metrics (same every month, never swap when one looks bad)
- MRR (or revenue): $___ ( ___% MoM)
- Paying customers: ___ ( ___ net new)
- Gross margin: ___%
- Net burn: $___
- Runway: ___ months
- [Any business-specific metric, e.g. active users, churn]

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## What worked
- [Bullet 1]
- [Bullet 2]
- [Bullet 3]

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## What didn't
- [Bullet 1 — be honest; investors trust honesty]
- [Bullet 2]
- [Bullet 3]

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## The big call I'm about to make
*One paragraph on the most important decision in front of us right now. Not asking for permission — showing you how I'm thinking.*

[Decision context, the options considered, the direction I'm leaning, the date by which I'll commit.]

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## Asks
- **Hires:** Looking for [role]. Best person you know?
- **Intros:** [Specific company / person, why useful]
- **Advice:** [Specific topic where outside perspective would help]

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## Wins worth noting
- Customer quote: "[short quote]"
- Press / launch: [if any]
- Product ship: [what shipped]

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Thanks for your support.
— [FOUNDER NAME]