startup
Fundraising is like dating, but worse
Spent the last month pitching to VCs. The parallels to dating are uncanny:
- You get ghosted after great conversations
- Everyone wants to see who else you're talking to
- The ones showing interest early are usually not the ones you want
- You question everything about yourself after each rejection
The difference? In dating, you don't have to send a deck and P&L projections first.
Pro tip: Have multiple conversations happening simultaneously. Nothing creates interest like other people's interest.
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