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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