Even if there are still one or more founders focusing on the company during fundraising, growth will slow
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Even if there are still one or more founders focusing on the company during fundraising, growth will slow 1 0 2and
What happens to the company during fundraising affects the outcome 1 0 2and
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 2Then it must be true that...
The right strategy in fundraising is to have multiple plans depending on how much you can raise 1 0 2Argument #31bde908 1 0 2
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Even if there are still one or more founders focusing on the company during fundraising, growth will slow 1 0 2and
What happens to the company during fundraising affects the outcome 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
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 2Mentions
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