How Much Traction Do You Need to Win Over Investors in a Seed Round?

James Church
5 min readJan 19, 2022

The answer to that question is simple and straightforward, and it’s not the answer that a lot of founders expect. This is because investors have a unique mindset, and the term ‘traction’ can mean different things to an investor than it does it for a founder.

When founders hear the word ‘traction,’ they think ‘customers’. This way of thinking can…

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James Church

Author of the best-selling book Investable Entrepreneur and COO of leading pitch agency Robot Mascot: www.robotmascot.co.uk