If it is true that...

Avoid casual conversations with potential acquirers unless you want to sell your company right now

and

Some founders deliberately schedule a handful of lame investors first, to get the bugs out of their pitch

and

An investor who's seriously interested will already be working to help you even before they've committed

Then it must be true that...

Investors are more alarmed by evasiveness than full disclosure

If it is true that...

Some founders deliberately schedule a handful of lame investors first, to get the bugs out of their pitch

and

An investor who's seriously interested will already be working to help you even before they've committed

Then it must be true that...

Investors are more alarmed by evasiveness than full disclosure