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Every founder during a pitch: ‘Our product is revolutionary. No competitors. $10B market. Just need $5M to take over the world.’ Every investor: nods while Googling ‘how to politely say no’.

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The brutal reality of fundraising man...founders sell dreams, investors fact-check

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