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Mistakes founders do

list of mistakes that generally done by founders.
  • Don't raise money unless you want it and it wants you.
  • Be in fundraising mode or not
  • Get introductions to investors
  • Hear no till you hear yes
  • Do breadth-first search weighted by expected value
  • know where you stand
  • Get the first commitment
  • Have multiple plans
  • Underestimate how much you want
  • Be profitable if you can
  • Don't optimize for valuation. The real test is revenue
  • Accept offers greedily
  • Have one person handle fundraising