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From The First Twelve Months by Sherjan Husainie
…y be extremely tough as is being an entrepreneur, you don’t need more unwanted stress in your life. Now, there is no formula for identifying the bad apples, but if they are rude, challenge your idea without evidence or experience, point to the fact that you didn’t go to Stanford, and ask the wrong questions vs. the right ones, respectfully move on. To give you an example, an investor once asked me:
From The First Twelve Months by Sherjan Husainie
The first lesson in fundraising is simple: most people will love your idea, many will engage to invest, some will actually invest, few will invest what they said they would, and only a handful will support you post investing. Your goal as a founder is to do your best to identify this last bunch of true supporters and ignore…