Always know where you stand with an investor by looking at their actions rather than their words

Negation: Do not always know where you stand with an investor by looking at their actions rather than their words 0 0 0

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If it is true that...

Good investors don't lead startups on; their reputations are too valuable 1 0 2

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Associates at VC firms regularly cold email startups, but an associate is not a VC and they have no decision-making power 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

Always know where you stand with an investor by looking at their actions rather than their words 1 0 2

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Argument #463bfa58 1 0 2

If it is true that...

Before talking to investors, startups need to be introduced to them 1 0 2

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Treat investors as saying no until they unequivocally say yes, in the form of a definite offer with no contingencies 1 0 2

and

Always know where you stand with an investor by looking at their actions rather than their words 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

It's not a deal until the money is in the bank 1 0 2

Argument #56ac475e 1 0 2

If it is true that...

Always know where you stand with an investor by looking at their actions rather than their words 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

It's not a deal until the money is in the bank 1 0 2

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West coast investors are confident enough of their judgement to act boldly; east coast investors, not so much 1 0 1 The behavior of investors is often opaque to founders 1 0 2 Treat investors as saying no until they unequivocally say yes, in the form of a definite offer with no contingencies 1 0 2 Your goal should be to get the best investors as partners 1 0 2 Significant growth between two investor meetings makes investors eager to close, while flat or decreasing numbers can cause investors to get cold feet 1 0 2 Good investors don't lead startups on; their reputations are too valuable 1 0 2 An investor who's seriously interested will already be working to help you even before they've committed 1 0 2 Investors are more alarmed by evasiveness than full disclosure 1 0 2 Investors who behave upstandingly should be responded to in kind 1 0 2 Investors are professional negotiators and can negotiate on the spot very easily 1 0 2