I just interviewed Lauren Reeves, a principal at a $200M fund that invests in B2B SAAS companies. The biggest truth I found? Most early stage VCs don't need to see any revenue or even a product to invest millions into your company... they invest ONLY based on the founder. Don't get me wrong, traction matters. Sales & marketing matters. But the biggest deciding factor for every investor is: do I believe this person can bend reality and drag their company to the finish line? You won’t stand out by saying “we use LLMs and AI Agents.” That’s commonplace for high performing startups. You stand out by showing your obsession with your industry, being visible on social media, and your ability to talk logically about why your idea will grow year over year. If you’ve ever thought about raising money from investors this interview will either wake you up or weaponize you...