Don’t let rejection get to you
You must be thinking, easier said than done right? Getting rejected again and again is not a feeling anyone enjoys especially when it comes to raising funds for your baby/love of your life (aka Startup).
No matter who you are getting funded from, there is an insane amount of herd mentality amongst VCs and angel investors. It seems like almost everyone waits around for someone to give the initial yes only to follow suit after. So why won’t someone just say yes???
Well, you can’t change the groupthink phenomenon in the funding industry but what you can change is your mentality towards rejection. It is easy for the feeling of dejection to kick in and for you to want to give up. But always remember, all it takes is one YES!
“I made a resolve then that I was going to amount to something if I could. And no hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me.” -Colonel Harland Sanders
The founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), Colonel Harland Sanders, got rejected 1,009 times before he finally hit the jackpot with one yes. Hopefully, you wouldn’t have to go through so many rejections but even if you do, always remember that that one acceptance is worth all the rejection.
You just got to have a good cry, pick yourself up and start again because you never know who is going to give you the one yes that matters!
PS: This is great dating advice as well!
Referenced from: Mark Suster
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