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jey
on Feb 10, 2014
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How VC’s Get to “Yes”
> fundraising is about “searching for true believers, not convincing skeptics.”
Interesting and well said. Makes sense, but I hadn't thought of it in those terms.
mathattack
on Feb 10, 2014
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This is a Sales truism too. It's much easier to convince people who believe than people whose job it is to say "No". Early stage funding requires shared optimism between the funder and funded.
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Interesting and well said. Makes sense, but I hadn't thought of it in those terms.