The AngelList Episode

On The Ambitious Freelancer, I am all about sharing the tools you need to succeed. I’ve been freelancing for a while, and I’ve heard so much about AngelList over the years. It seems like whenever I heard about it, no one told me how to use it. Today, I am going to share how I use this platform to succeed as a blogger.

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In today’s episode, we’ll be chatting about AngelList.

What Is AngelList?

AngelList is a free website that helps startups and people interested in them connect. Companies can list jobs and opportunities as well as share information about their startup and investors. It’s a great place to look if you want to get into working with startups as a freelancer.

I Use The AngelList Company Database

There are a lot of places to find opportunities on AngelList. For example, you can use the jobs tab. Since I am usually looking to work with companies in a freelance capacity, I tend to stick to the AngelList Company Database instead. There are currently 5,000,000+ companies on the companies database.

I typically filter by:

  • Market: I specifically filter for human resources, so I’m not looking at all the jobs.

  • Joined: If I’m looking for newer companies, I target by joined.

  • Location: I like to work with United States companies mainly, so I filter for this in the companies database.

  • Ranges: I’m not truly ready to pitch companies who’ve raised $7,000,000+, so I focus my attention on companies who’ve raised less. I can set those ranges up with AngelList.

  • Employees: I tend to pitch companies who have 11-50 employees. I don’t want to pitch a company that is just one person or a company that has thousands of employees.

Next Steps

Once I find a company on AngelList, it’s time to move on to the next steps.

  • Check out their website.

  • Go to the LinkedIn company page and find the right person (for example, if you are a writer, look for the content marketing manager.)

  • Use the Google Chrome extension Find That Email to find the email for the content marketing manager.

If you can’t find a contact, it’s okay to pitch their general inbox. If they are a smaller company, your email will likely get to the right place eventually. I would try to find a direct email contact first, though.

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