As a startup advisor and angel investor, one of the first things I try and teach every entrepreneur, is the importance of keeping advisors and investors in the loop. With that in mind, I’ve created an email template that you should consider using.

This past Saturday (November 14th, 2009) I ran my first marathon! It was hard. A lot harder then I thought it would be. Fortunately, I kept busy by thinking about how running that marathon was much like doing a startup.

Do you already work 60, 80, maybe 100 hours per week? If so you’re definitely not lazy, but are you really working on the right—or as they say—the “Main Thing”? “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing” ~ Stephen R. Covey Easier said than done.