Founders should not be cautious even when potential series A investors have great reputations and work fast to provide termsheets
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Investors may pressure founders to stop raising money until they commit to them 1 0 2and
A series A termsheet with a no-shop clause can stop founders from raising money 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
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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 2If you have multiple founders, pick one to handle fundraising so the other(s) can keep working on the company 1 0 2Introducing an investor to your cofounders should only occur when things reach a certain stage of seriousness 1 0 2Good investors don't lead startups on; their reputations are too valuable 1 0 2Some founders deliberately schedule a handful of lame investors first, to get the bugs out of their pitch 1 0 2Founders have a moral obligation to respond promptly to clean offers from investors 1 0 2Investors may pressure founders to stop raising money until they commit to them 1 0 2A series A termsheet with a no-shop clause can stop founders from raising money 1 0 2Founders should be cautious even when potential series A investors have great reputations and work fast to provide termsheets 1 0 2