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The $900 LinkedIn ad spend that taught me Austin VCs actually read DMs
Last month I ran a tiny targeted campaign on LinkedIn, $900 total, pitching my SaaS directly to 40 Austin-based VCs and angels. Niche founder groups kept telling me cold outreach was dead, but I got a 30% open rate and 3 actual meetings booked. One partner at a South Congress firm even replied saying he screens his own DMs every Friday. My takeaway: the local network is smaller than you think, and a direct message beats a warm intro from someone who barely knows you. Has anyone else tested direct DM outreach to Austin investors instead of the usual warm intro circuit?
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