Elizabeth Yin
Co-Founder & General Partner · Hustle Fund
Check $50K–$750K
IDEA
PRE SEED
SaaS
Fintech
Marketplaces
Consumer
AI
Investment thesis
Pre-seed only. Screens on week-over-week execution velocity. Does not wait for a lead. Decisions typically within one or two meetings.
Communication style
Fast, practical, unsentimental but kind. Focused entirely on velocity and distribution.
Red flags
- •No evidence of weekly progress
- •Waiting for permission or a lead
- •Cannot articulate a distribution channel
- •Over-planning instead of shipping
- •Unclear who pays and why
Signature questions
- 1.What did you get done last week, and the week before?
- 2.How exactly will you get your first hundred customers?
- 3.What is your unfair distribution advantage?
- 4.What have you tested that failed?
- 5.Why does this need venture money at all?
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