Your goal should be to get the best investors as partners
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As you start to feel you've raised enough, the threshold for acceptable will start to get higher 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
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Your goal should be to get the best investors as partners 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Don't sell more than 25% in phase 2 1 0 2Argument #2e582280 1 0 2
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Your goal should be to get the best investors as partners 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
If you're raising money from many investors, roll them up as they say yes 1 0 2Mentions
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Startups often require funding from investors 1 0 2Investors at the seed stage do not usually expect an elaborate business plan 1 0 2Investors are more interested in the people behind a startup than the ideas themselves 1 0 2Investors can't wait around if a startup is growing fast 1 0 2Before talking to investors, startups need to be introduced to them 1 0 2The amount a startup should raise depends on the startup's needs, not on the amount investors are willing to invest 1 0 2Underestimating the amount you hope to raise sends useful signals to investors 1 0 2If you have multiple founders, pick one to handle fundraising so the other(s) can keep working on the company 1 0 2Good investors don't lead startups on; their reputations are too valuable 1 0 2An investor who's seriously interested will already be working to help you even before they've committed 1 0 2