Some founders avoid up-front capital intensive ideas
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If it is true that...
Investors often claim they'll only invest if others do so to avoid undercapitalization 1 0 2and
Investors cannot precisely estimate minimum capital needs 1 0 2and
Some founders avoid up-front capital intensive ideas 1 0 2and
Some investors may lack numeracy skills or believe they cannot predict startup outcomes 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Investors who behave upstandingly should be responded to in kind 1 0 2Mentions
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Founders may increasingly be able to resist turning into managers 1 0 2The behavior of investors is often opaque to founders 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 2If you have multiple founders, pick one to handle fundraising so the other(s) can keep working on the company 1 0 2Even if there are still one or more founders focusing on the company during fundraising, growth will slow 1 0 2Some founders deliberately schedule a handful of lame investors first, to get the bugs out of their pitch 1 0 2Investors may pressure founders to stop raising money until they commit to them 1 0 2Having one founder take fundraising meetings avoids real-time negotiations 1 0 2The creation of founders depends on having ambitious, intelligent individuals in one location and giving them the freedom and time to experiment with and explore ideas 1 0 2Many founders found conventional advice damaging 0 0 2