PROSPECTS — The KG Papers / Structuring Sprint
Purpose: turn “20 warm DMs” from hand-waving into a named list. The agent cannot know who Joshua actually knows — so this is a scaffold with the segmentation, warm-path prompts, and DM variants done, and 20 empty rows Joshua fills from LinkedIn/WhatsApp in one 15-minute timeboxed pass (MORNING ACTION #3). Do not skip the segment column: the DM variant depends on it.
Segments: - (A) Actively forming/converting — standing up a KG now or in the next 2 quarters, or converting SPVs to a fund. → gets the Sprint-variant DM. These are the €5k conversations. - (B) Advisors & lawyers as channel — fund counsel, fund admins, tax advisors, ESG consultants who touch emerging managers. → gets the channel DM (they recommend, they don’t buy). - (C) Amplifiers — community operators, newsletter/podcast people, well-connected GPs past their formation. → gets the amplifier DM.
The list (fill: 15-minute timebox, aim 8× A / 6× B / 6× C)
| # | Name / org | Seg | Why them (forming now? advising? reach?) | Warm path | DM variant | Sent | Reply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [FILL — start with anyone who has said “KG” or “BaFin” to you in the last 12 months] | A | Sprint | ||||
| 2 | [FILL] | A | Sprint | ||||
| 3 | [FILL] | A | Sprint | ||||
| 4 | [FILL] | A | Sprint | ||||
| 5 | [FILL] | A | Sprint | ||||
| 6 | [FILL] | A | Sprint | ||||
| 7 | [FILL] | A | Sprint | ||||
| 8 | [FILL] | A | Sprint | ||||
| 9 | [FILL — your own formation counsel is row 9: friendly accuracy read + channel in one] | B | Channel | ||||
| 10 | [FILL — fund admin you worked with] | B | Channel | ||||
| 11 | [FILL — tax advisor / StB in the fund scene] | B | Channel | ||||
| 12 | [FILL] | B | Channel | ||||
| 13 | [FILL] | B | Channel | ||||
| 14 | [FILL] | B | Channel | ||||
| 15 | [FILL — EUVC orbit contact] | C | Amplifier | ||||
| 16 | [FILL — impact-fund WhatsApp/Slack operator] | C | Amplifier | ||||
| 17 | [FILL — Impact Europe / Top Tier Impact contact] | C | Amplifier | ||||
| 18 | [FILL — BMW Foundation Responsible Leaders cohort] | C | Amplifier | ||||
| 19 | [FILL — NEXUS or Fletcher/USAID alum in DACH VC] | C | Amplifier | ||||
| 20 | [FILL — a GP 2 years past formation who complains about it publicly] | C | Amplifier |
Where to mine the 20 (in order of density): LinkedIn connections filtered on “General Partner / Founding Partner” + Berlin/Munich/Zurich/Vienna; WhatsApp threads where fund formation ever came up; the impact-fund Slack/WhatsApp member lists; EUVC community; Impact Europe contacts; Top Tier Impact; NEXUS; BMW Foundation Responsible Leaders cohort; Fletcher and USAID alumni in DACH VC.
Communities & media (name them, confirm access)
| Channel | Type | Joshua’s access status (confirm) | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUVC community + newsletter/podcast | Community + media | [CONFIRM — member? past contact?] | Guest piece/episode: “German fund plumbing in English” — exactly their content gap |
| Impact-fund WhatsApp/Slack groups Joshua is in | Community | [CONFIRM — list the actual 2–3 groups] | Story-framed share on day 5, not a link-drop |
| Impact Europe (ex-EVPA) network | Community | [CONFIRM] | Intro-level shares to emerging impact GPs |
| Top Tier Impact | Community | [CONFIRM] | Same |
| BMW Foundation Responsible Leaders | Cohort network | [CONFIRM] | Warm intros to segment A |
| A second DACH emerging-manager newsletter (identify — e.g., a German VC-ecosystem letter) | Media | [FILL] | Excerpt reprint of the entity map |
DM variants
Sprint variant — segment (A), the one that matters
Hey [name] — quick one. I’m packaging my German fund-formation scar tissue (KG structure, Satzung, BaFin sub-threshold path, SFDR) into plain English for English-native managers. Two things: I made a one-page map of the whole entity stack — want it? It’s free and it’s the napkin drawing I wish I’d had. And the real question: are you (or is someone on your cap table) actually forming or converting right now? If yes, I’m running a small number of structuring sprints this quarter — three working sessions so you arrive at your lawyer with the structure understood and the decisions framed, instead of paying €400/hr for vocabulary. 20 minutes this week and I’ll walk you through the map against where you are — free, no pitch if it’s not a fit.
(Note the close: the Sprint question, not the €299 question. The guide comes up only if they’re not forming.)
Channel variant — segment (B)
Hey [name] — you spend real hours explaining KG/BaFin/Satzung basics to English-native clients before the billable work can start. I’m writing the plain-English pre-reading that does that hour for you — annotated generic skeletons, statute citations, “questions to ask your counsel” per chapter. Keine Rechtsberatung, explicitly — it’s designed to make your engagement faster, not replace it. Would you sanity-read one chapter for accuracy? And would you ever hand something like this to a client before a first meeting?
Amplifier variant — segment (C)
Hey [name] — I turned my German fund-formation experience into a one-page entity map (KG / GP-GmbH / ManCo / carry vehicle, in English) and I’m writing the field guide behind it. You know everyone in this scene: who’s forming or converting a KG right now that I should talk to? Happy to share the map with anyone — it’s free.
Rules
- Segment A DMs go out days 1–2 (not 3–4 — the Sprint conversations are the critical path).
- Every A-segment reply that says “yes, forming” gets a calendar link within the hour.
- Track replies in this file; on day 7 this table is the kill-test evidence.