Some founders deliberately schedule a handful of lame investors first, to get the bugs out of their pitch

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If it is true that...

Avoid casual conversations with potential acquirers unless you want to sell your company right now 1 0 2

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Some founders deliberately schedule a handful of lame investors first, to get the bugs out of their pitch 1 0 2

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An investor who's seriously interested will already be working to help you even before they've committed 1 0 2

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Investors are more alarmed by evasiveness than full disclosure 1 0 2

Argument #47b43bf4 1 0 2

If it is true that...

Some founders deliberately schedule a handful of lame investors first, to get the bugs out of their pitch 1 0 2

and

An investor who's seriously interested will already be working to help you even before they've committed 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

Investors are more alarmed by evasiveness than full disclosure 1 0 2

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The behavior of investors is often opaque to founders 1 0 2 Investors are pinched between two kinds of fear: fear of investing in startups that fizzle, and fear of missing out on startups that take off 1 0 2 Before talking to investors, startups need to be introduced to them 1 0 2 Underestimating the amount you hope to raise sends useful signals to investors 1 0 2 If you have multiple founders, pick one to handle fundraising so the other(s) can keep working on the company 1 0 2 Even if there are still one or more founders focusing on the company during fundraising, growth will slow 1 0 2 Good investors don't lead startups on; their reputations are too valuable 1 0 2 Investors may pressure founders to stop raising money until they commit to them 1 0 2 Founders should be cautious even when potential series A investors have great reputations and work fast to provide termsheets 1 0 2 Having one founder take fundraising meetings avoids real-time negotiations 1 0 2