Re:Ask HN: What's your advice for someone who's raising capi...
by ptero on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @08:45AM
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IMO 1-3 is good advice, 4 has the good info weighed down by the wrong mental model, 5 is just awful.
From #4: I think it is critical to be efficient with your time. For example, make meetings short and do not waste a lot of your time getting a few extra tidbits for an investor. This has nothing to do with how you treat investors. And treating anyone like shit can backfire, probably not this time but later on. Be nice. Efficient, strong, self-interested but nice. It has much better ROI.
From #5. Do not make things up. On the other hand, do not disclose unrequested information that does not make your project look good
From #4: I think it is critical to be efficient with your time. For example, make meetings short and do not waste a lot of your time getting a few extra tidbits for an investor. This has nothing to do with how you treat investors. And treating anyone like shit can backfire, probably not this time but later on. Be nice. Efficient, strong, self-interested but nice. It has much better ROI.
From #5. Do not make things up. On the other hand, do not disclose unrequested information that does not make your project look good