Some investors may lack numeracy skills or believe they cannot predict startup outcomes

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Argument #1272b723 1 0 2

If it is true that...

Investors often claim they'll only invest if others do so to avoid undercapitalization 1 0 2

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Investors cannot precisely estimate minimum capital needs 1 0 2

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Some founders avoid up-front capital intensive ideas 1 0 2

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Some investors may lack numeracy skills or believe they cannot predict startup outcomes 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

Investors who behave upstandingly should be responded to in kind 1 0 2

Argument #1979852c 1 0 2

If it is true that...

Some investors may lack numeracy skills or believe they cannot predict startup outcomes 1 0 2

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Investors who behave upstandingly should be responded to in kind 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

Founders have a moral obligation to respond promptly to clean offers from investors 1 0 2

Argument #1ab24ab0 1 0 2

If it is true that...

Some investors may lack numeracy skills or believe they cannot predict startup outcomes 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

Investors who behave upstandingly should be responded to in kind 1 0 2

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Many startups raise large amounts of capital with meaningless metrics 1 0 1 Startups often require funding from investors 1 0 2 Investors at the seed stage do not usually expect an elaborate business plan 1 0 2 Investors are more interested in the people behind a startup than the ideas themselves 1 0 2 Startups should spend their investment money wisely, as running out of money is a common cause of failure 1 0 2 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 The amount a startup should raise depends on the startup's needs, not on the amount investors are willing to invest 1 0 2 Underestimating the amount you hope to raise sends useful signals to investors 1 0 2 Investors cannot precisely estimate minimum capital needs 1 0 2