I have to admit I found myself wanting to tell the author that his article about the unrealistic expectations about the time it takes to raise funding had some very unrealistic expectations around the time it takes to raise money!

All good points. I would just add that I'd double the time here. Secondly, time is to some extent on the investors side. A lot of folks burn out quickly so seeing you still dedicated and (mostly) telling the same story 3 to 6 months later is important.