Founders have a moral obligation to respond promptly to clean offers from investors
Negation: Founders do not have a moral obligation to respond promptly to clean offers from investors 0 0 0
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If it is true that...
Some investors may lack numeracy skills or believe they cannot predict startup outcomes 1 0 2and
Investors who behave upstandingly should be responded to in kind 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
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Argument #5f02de32 1 0 2
If it is true that...
Founders have a moral obligation to respond promptly to clean offers from investors 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Founders should inform investors about smaller investments as they raise them 1 0 2Mentions
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The behavior of investors is often opaque to founders 1 0 2Investors can't wait around if a startup is growing fast 1 0 2Treat investors as saying no until they unequivocally say yes, in the form of a definite offer with no contingencies 1 0 2If you have multiple founders, pick one to handle fundraising so the other(s) can keep working on the company 1 0 2Good investors don't lead startups on; their reputations are too valuable 1 0 2Investors who behave upstandingly should be responded to in kind 1 0 2Founders should inform investors about smaller investments as they raise them 1 0 2Investors may pressure founders to stop raising money until they commit to them 1 0 2Founders should be cautious even when potential series A investors have great reputations and work fast to provide termsheets 1 0 2Having one founder take fundraising meetings avoids real-time negotiations 1 0 2