My cofounders and I raised $2.5M for our seed round funding last year. We have collectively given numerous presentations on this topic and also acknowledge that this process is continuously evolving. As entrepreneurs, we are very opinionated and these are my personal beliefs about Do’s and Don’ts of fundraising. The 50 Do’s and Dont’s of Fundraising: The Founder’s Perspective Happy to have a discussion around this, use the comments section below for Q&A.

My cofounders and I raised $2.5M for our seed round funding last year. We have collectively given numerous presentations on this topic and also acknowledge that this process is continuously evolving. As entrepreneurs, we are very opinionated and these are my personal beliefs about Do’s and Don’ts of fundraising. The 50 Do’s and Dont’s of Fundraising: The Founder’s Perspective (use spacebar to move through the story)

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