Some good investors do lead startups on; their reputations are not too valuable
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Investors who reject you are some of your warmest leads for future fundraising 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Good investors don't lead startups on; their reputations are too valuable 1 0 2Citations
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Successful startup founders tend to be good people 1 0 2A startup that succeeds usually makes its founders rich 1 0 2Startups often require funding from investors 1 0 2Investors are more interested in the people behind a startup than the ideas themselves 1 0 2The behavior of investors is often opaque to founders 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 2Good investors don't lead startups on; their reputations are too valuable 1 0 2Some investors may lack numeracy skills or believe they cannot predict startup outcomes 1 0 2Founders should be cautious even when potential series A investors have great reputations and work fast to provide termsheets 1 0 2