Investors are more alarmed by evasiveness than full disclosure
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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 2and
Some founders deliberately schedule a handful of lame investors first, to get the bugs out of their pitch 1 0 2and
An investor who's seriously interested will already be working to help you even before they've committed 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Investors are more alarmed by evasiveness than full disclosure 1 0 2Argument #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 2and
An investor who's seriously interested will already be working to help you even before they've committed 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
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