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Sam Altman's Fundraising Guide for First-Time Founders: What Actually Works...

This is a shoutout to the founders of Medial! They're super approachable, actively listen to user feedback, and actually make changes based on it. Truly one of the best communities out there.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟰 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 (𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗬𝗖 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗹) Most startups fail before they even begin. 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐝—𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮�

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